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

Estimate: $400 - $800

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HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (translated and edited by Bennet Woodcroft). The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria from the Original Greek. London: Printed by Charles Wittingham, 1851. Original red embossed cloth, spine titled gilt (quite chipped, canted). Extra decoratively engraved title page. In-text engravings throughout. 4to. pp. xx, 118, 1 advert leaf. Toole Stott 344.