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Sale 945 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
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Nov 9, 2021
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Nov 10, 2021
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NEWBERY, John (“Tom TELESCOPE”) (1713-1767). The Newtonian System of Philosophy Adapted to the Capacities of Young Gentlemen and Ladies, and Familiarized and Made Entertaining by Objects with which they are Intimately Acquainted. London: Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery, 1770.
12mo (115 x 69 mm). Copperplate-engraved frontispiece, 5 copper-engraved plates, 5 in-text engraved diagrams, numerous engraved head-and-tail-pieces and initials. (Very occasional spotting.) Contemporary paste paper boards (slightly rubbed, a few adhesive remnants on paste-down); tan buckram folding case. Provenance: Charlotte Marcia Janetta Cooper (signature); Constance R.E. Cooper (signature, 1 November 1834); S. Roscoe (bookseller’s label).
Fourth edition of the most popular lectures given by young Tom Telescope on the scientific advancements of the time. ESTC N11819; Roscoe, J348.
Property from the Thomas Sills Trust, Chicago. Illinois