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Lot 285
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
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BECKMANN, Johann (1739-1811). A History of Inventions and Discoveries. London: for J. Bell, 1797, 1814.
4 volumes, 8vo (210 x 124 mm). Modern quarter brown morocco gilt.
FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of volumes I-III, second edition of volume IV. Translated from the German Beytrage zur Geschichte Erfindungen, published 1786-1805, by William Johnston.