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Lot 38
Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
Lots 1-307
Nov 9, 2021
4:00AM CT
Lots 308-687
Nov 10, 2021
4:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
HILL, John, Sir (1716?-1775). The Construction of Timber, from its Early Growth; explained by the Microscope. London: for the author, 1770.
Folio (498 x 297 mm). 46 engraved plates. (A few small spots, some very minor soiling.) Contemporary boards (rebacked and recornered); quarter morocco folding case.
Second edition, THE VERY RARE LARGE-PAPER FOLIO EDITION, a reissue of the first edition, which was published in octavo format. Rare: according to online records, no copy of this edition has appeared on the market at auction since 1964. Henrey 803.
Property from the Collection of Norman and Florence Blitch