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Auction No 402, Category: Science & Mathematics

5 Lots (displaying 1 - 5)

R(ichard) Watson "Chemical Essays", T. & J. Evans,1789-91, five volume set, the fifth edition (Vol.4 shown as 4th Edition);

Lot: 111

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Jul 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £48
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R(ichard) Watson Chemical Essays, T. & J. Evans, 1789-91, five volume set, the fifth edition (Vol.4 shown as 4th Edition); 19th Century polished half-calf over marbled boards, gilt, some wear to extremities; folding plate to Vol.1; some pages affected by foxing in three of the volumes o/w VG internally. (5)

D.B. Reid "Text-Book for Students of Chemistry", Machlachlan, 1839, 3rd Edn, half-leather, VG; Mercer "Alchemy: Its Science & Romance",

Lot: 112

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Jul 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £50
SOLD £20
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D.B. Reid Text-Book for Students of Chemistry, Machlachlan, 1839, 3rd Edn, half-leather, VG; Mercer Alchemy: Its Science & Romance, SPCK, 1921, pictorial cloth; Gray The Chemistry Tangle Unravelled, 1923, prize binding; and 8 others, science related. Fair to fine. (11)

John Ward "The Geological Features of the North Staffordshire Coal-Fields….with a Catalogue of the Fossils of the Carboniferous System..."

Lot: 114

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Jul 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £60 - £80
SOLD £50
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John Ward The Geological Features of the North Staffordshire Coal-Fields….with a Catalogue of the Fossils of the Carboniferous System of North Staffordshire, North Staffordshire Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, 1890; gilt cloth, VG, original wraps bound in; nine fine engraved plates (one folding). Text shows some occasional spotting.

John Whitehurst "An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth; deduced from facts and the Laws of Nature"

Lot: 115

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Jul 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £130 - £180
SOLD £125
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John Whitehurst  An Inquiry into the Original State and Formation of the Earth; deduced from facts and the Laws of Nature, W. Bent, London, 1786, 2nd (much enlarged) Edition, 4to, complete with seven plates (six folding) and engraved frontispiece of the author. Fine modern rebind in full leather, slightly marked, gilt title, leather endpapers; signature of Sir Samuel Hayes laid down on reverse of front endpaper; pp.117/118 with 4” tear requires repair (no text loss). Good clean text & plates. (11),283pp

"The North Staffordshire Field Club, Annual Report and Transactions 1899-1902" and "1905-1908" in bound volumes,

Lot: 116

  • Auction Date: Wed 21st Jul 2021 12:00 BST (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £20
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The North Staffordshire Field Club, Annual Report and Transactions 1899-1902 and 1905-1908 in bound volumes, original wraps bound in, and later issues comprising 1909-1920 complete with printed wraps, 1981-1992 complete, and an offprint. Mixed condition. (26 items)