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The scientific library, or, Repository of useful and polite literature : comprising astronomy, geography, mythology, ancient history, modern history, and chronology : in six volumes / by the Rev. Thomas Smith ...

Accession number
PML 87877-82
Creator
Smith, Thomas, 1775 or 1776-1830.
Published
London : Printed for J. Wallis, Sen. ... : J. Wallis, Jun. ... : And J. Harris ... , 1806.
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
Vol. 1: [10], 136 p.; v. 2: [8], 152 p.; v. 3: [8], 168 p.; v. 4: [8], 132 p.; v. 5: [6], 138, [2] p. ; v. 6: [6], iv, 157, [3] p. (last 3 p. blank); each vol. has [1] leaf of plates.
Lacks frontispiece in Vol. II and general title in Vol. 5.
Vol. 1: Printed by Biggs and Co. Crane-Court, Fleet-Street (verso of 2nd t.p.); v. 2-6: Printed by S. Hollingsworth ... (verso of 2nd t.p.).
Description
6 v. : engraved frontispieces ; 13 cm.
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
1/4 Green straight-grained morocco with pink paper sides and gold-tooled backs. In original box with slide front and original colored print. In a red oasis and buckram folding box by Julia P. Wightman. Gold-tooled back.
Classification
Department