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LOT 3144
4th December 2024
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LOT 3144
DRAWING. The Young Artist’s Complete Magazine for the Instruction of the Youth of both Sexes; or, Complete Body of the Polite and Useful Arts. London: for the Author, and Sold by J. Bew, [circa 1785.] Vol. 1 [only, of 2]. Second edition, oblong 12mo (88 x 144mm.) Half-title, title, 71 engraved plates in pairs, outlined and shaded. (Lacking frontispiece, lacking 2 text leaves and 1 plate for ‘Lesson 1’, lacking blanks, some offsetting and occasional crease, tear to B1.) Near contemporary calf-backed boards (crease to upper cover, hinges weakened, adhesive remains to pastedowns, rubbed). Provenance: Henry Gilbert (gift inscribed by on the front pastedown). Note: rare.
Estimate: £150 – £250
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