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BREWSTER, David, 1781-1868. A Treatise on New Philosophical Instruments.

Estimate: $700 - $900

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BREWSTER, David, 1781-1868. A Treatise on New Philosophical Instruments, for various purposes in the arts and sciences ; with experiments on light and colours, by David Brewster …

Edinburgh: Printed for John Murray, Albemarle Street ; and William Blackwood, 1813.


xx, 427 pages, XII folded plates : illustrations, tables.

Bound in paper wrappers, deckled edges, with paper spine title label.

Condition

Good to Fair. Corners and edges rubbed and bumped. Some foxing of plates.

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum.