Lot 86
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BAILEY, William (fl.1770). The Advancement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; or, Descriptions of the Useful Machines and Models contained in the Repository of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts ... and Commerce. London: W. Adlard, 1772. 2 volumes, 4° (264 x 206mm). 55 double-page engraved plates, one folding, by T. Miller after the author (occasional light browning and foxing). Contemporary half red roan, gilt spines with red and green labels (lightly rubbed). Provenance: Earl Fitzwilliam (bookplate).
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BAILEY, William (fl.1770). The Advancement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; or, Descriptions of the Useful Machines and Models contained in the Repository of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts ... and Commerce. London: W. Adlard, 1772. 2 volumes, 4° (264 x 206mm). 55 double-page engraved plates, one folding, by T. Miller after the author (occasional light browning and foxing). Contemporary half red roan, gilt spines with red and green labels (lightly rubbed). Provenance: Earl Fitzwilliam (bookplate).

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BAILEY, William (fl.1770). The Advancement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; or, Descriptions of the Useful Machines and Models contained in the Repository of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts ... and Commerce. London: W. Adlard, 1772. 2 volumes, 4° (264 x 206mm). 55 double-page engraved plates, one folding, by T. Miller after the author (occasional light browning and foxing). Contemporary half red roan, gilt spines with red and green labels (lightly rubbed). Provenance: Earl Fitzwilliam (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION of a fine work with fifty-five plates illustrating up to date machinery of every kind, from ploughs to carriage springs to Mr Burrows's Machine for grinding glass. (2)
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