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STEVENS, George Alexander (1710-1780). A Lecture on Heads.

Estimate: $300 - $500

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STEVENS, George Alexander (1710-1780). A Lecture on Heads.

London: Printed by W. Wilson, 4, Greville-Street, Hatton-Garden, for J. Cuthell; J. Walker; Otridge and Son; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Browne; R. Scholey; Newman and Co.; Cradock and Joy; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; and Gale, Curtis, and Fenner., 1812.

A lecture on heads, by Geo. Alex. Stevens, with additions, by Mr. Pilon, as delivered by Mr. Charles Lee Lewes. To which is added, An essay on satire. With forty-seven heads by Nesbit, from designs by Thurston.
xi, [1], 116, p. Illustrated.

Bound in leather, decorative gilt border, gilt spine band, leather spine label, gilt spine title.


H: 6 1/2 W: 4 in.

Condition

Good.

Overall Dimensions
Width: 4.00

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