8vo, pp [6, including half title and advert leaf], 57, with 4 engraved plates at the end, sewn as issues in original wrappers, uncut, lacking lower wrapper, upper wrapper frayed where sewn, a bit worn at corners, else a good unsophisticated copy, FIRST EDITION, very rare. The author was a military man 'Major-Commondant of the Brimstree Loyal Legion' who advertises his book on 'MIlitary Figures' before turning his attention to gate hanging. The Goldsmith copy on COPAC is described as having 5 plates, the Attingham Park copy, as ours, having four. The text, however, suggests four plates, and the online copy examined also has four. Seller Inventory # 29912

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Title: An Essay or Practical Inquiry conerning the ...

Publisher: London Lackington Allen

Publication Date: 1801

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition

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SMALL GENERAL ANTIQUARIAN BUSINESS ESTABLISHED IN 1980 BY JOHN AND SHAHIN WILBRAHAM IN HASTINGS WITH REGULAR CATALOGUES ISSUED SINCE 1994. NOW LOCATED IN MILL HILL, LONDON.

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