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Lot 119

Beckmann's History of Inventions, Discoveries and Origins

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Beckmann, John. Beckmann's History of Inventions, Discoveries and Origins. London: Bohn's Standard Library, 1846. Fourth Edition. Two volumes in matching publisher's forest green cloth, blind and gilt stamped. Portrait frontispieces behind tissue. 8vo. Minor scuffs to cloth. First volume frontispiece and title page heavily foxed, front hinge reinforced but still loose with the first gathering also somewhat separated.

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