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Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature Edinburgh: For A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797-1801. 20 volumes (including 2 volumes of Supplement). 4° (266 x 203mm.). Engraved frontispiece and numerous plates (some fixing and offsetting).
Contemporary tree calf, flat spines gilt, red morocco lettering pieces, narrow gilt border round sides, yellow edges (a few insignificant defects, mostly to head of spines). Provenance: John Pollexfen Bastard (1756-1816), notable Devon parliamentarian (armorial bookplate). Third edition. Printing and the Mind of Man 218 (describing the first edition of 1771)
Contemporary tree calf, flat spines gilt, red morocco lettering pieces, narrow gilt border round sides, yellow edges (a few insignificant defects, mostly to head of spines). Provenance: John Pollexfen Bastard (1756-1816), notable Devon parliamentarian (armorial bookplate). Third edition. Printing and the Mind of Man 218 (describing the first edition of 1771)