LEWIS, William (1708-1781). Commercium Philosophico-Technicum; or, Philosophical Commerce of Arts, London: 1763, 4°, folding engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, one folding (perforation stamp on title and a few text leaves, accession number on recto of dedication leaf, somewhat browned and spotted), modern cloth. Provenance: JCL -- James CUTBUSH. The American Artist's Manual, or Dictionary of Practical Knowledge in the Application of Philosophy to the Arts and Manufactures. Philadelphia: 1814, 2 volumes, 8°, 24 engraved plates only (of 39), wood-engraved illustrations (ink library and cancellation stamp on verso of vol.II title, lacking title to vol.I, browned), contemporary marbled sheep (worn); and vols. 2 and 6-18 only of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts, 1788-1800; the lot sold not subject to return. (17)

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LEWIS, William (1708-1781). Commercium Philosophico-Technicum; or, Philosophical Commerce of Arts, London: 1763, 4°, folding engraved frontispiece and 5 plates, one folding (perforation stamp on title and a few text leaves, accession number on recto of dedication leaf, somewhat browned and spotted), modern cloth. Provenance: JCL -- James CUTBUSH. The American Artist's Manual, or Dictionary of Practical Knowledge in the Application of Philosophy to the Arts and Manufactures. Philadelphia: 1814, 2 volumes, 8°, 24 engraved plates only (of 39), wood-engraved illustrations (ink library and cancellation stamp on verso of vol.II title, lacking title to vol.I, browned), contemporary marbled sheep (worn); and vols. 2 and 6-18 only of the Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts, 1788-1800; the lot sold not subject to return. (17)