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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 222

[FIREWORKS]. Group of 5 titles. Including: KENTISH, Thomas....

Estimate: $150 - $250

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[FIREWORKS]. Group of 5 titles. Including: KENTISH, Thomas. The Pyrotechnist's Treasury. London: Chatto & Windus, 1878. Two copies, blue and green-blue cloth. ? Pyrotechny; or the Art of Making Fireworks. London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler, n.d. ? BROWNE, William Henry. Firework Accidents: their cause and prevention. Hull and London: W. Adams [and] Kent and Co., n.d. ? KENTISH, Thomas. The Complete Art of Firework Making. London: Chatto & Windus, 1905. A new impression, with illustrations. ? BROWNE, William Henry. The Art of Pyrotechny. London: ?The Bazaar" Office, n.d. All in publisher's cloth (shaken, rubbed, one crudely rebacked, scattered annotations). 8vos. Illustrated. Most with bookplates of De Vega and/or Edwin A. Dawes.