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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

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[EGYPTIAN HALL] BULLOCK, William (1773 – 1849). Companion t...

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[EGYPTIAN HALL] BULLOCK, William (1773 ? 1849). Companion to the London Museum. London: Printed for the Proprietor, 1813. Fifteenth edition. Publisher?s marbled boards with engraved image of the Museum laid down to front board as issued. [i ? iii], iv ? xi, [xii], 14 ? 83 [1]. 12mo. Joints cracked, board stained, corners bumped. Ownership signature to front pastedown dated 1816.Bullock?s museum opened in London in 1812, displaying his immense collection of some 32,000 natural history artifacts. This book was likely sold as a souvenir to visitors of the Piccadilly institution, which went on to be known as England?s ?Home of Mystery? and a showplace for magicians.