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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III

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Lot 344

HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (translated and edited by Bennet Woodcro...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (translated and edited by Bennet Woodcroft). The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria from the Original Greek. London: Taylor Walton and Maberly, 1851. Original green cloth stamped blind and gilt. Extra decoratively engraved title page. In-text engravings throughout. 4to. pp. xx, 118, 1 advert leaf. Dawes bookplate. Spine toned, chipped, and lacking small section at top, binding shaken and tender. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the translator on the flyleaf. Toole Stott 344.