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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 382

PINCHBECK, William Frederick. The Expositor; or, Many Myste...

Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000

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PINCHBECK, William Frederick. The Expositor; or, Many Mysteries Unravelled. Boston: Author, 1805. Handsome one third smooth Morocco over marbled boards with matching marbled endsheets. Frontispiece showing ?The Pig of Knowledge.? Woodcut figures of The Acoustic Temple and The Magnetic Spy-Glass. 12mo. p. [1-5] 6-100. Dawes and Findlay bookplates. Uniform browning, a few soiled spots and a few clipped corners with one repaired, title page cropped close; very good overall. Toole Stott 562. An important and early American conjuring imprint.