Lot 287
Shannon, Robert
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs | 373
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £150 - £250
Description
A practical treatise on brewing, distilling, and rectification... London: Robert Scholey, 1805. First edition, 4to, 7 (of 8) engraved plates (final plate lacking), 4 folding tables, contemporary half calf, bookplate of Lord Gretton, boards detached, spine and boards rubbed, soiled and chipped, some spotting, page 64 in first part obscured with stuck-down paper, although most words still legible, pagination in part 2 jumps from p.214 to p.245, although there is no sign of pages having been removed, the text does not follow on
Footnote
Provenance: Property of the Trustees of Lord Gretton
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