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Dickinson, Adam.
The Husbandry of the Ancients.
Publisher: J. Dickinson and W. Creech; G. Robinson and T. Cadel. Edinburgh; London;
Date of Publication: 1788
Stock Code: 9261
FIRST EDITION. Octavo, 2 vols., pp. [9], x-xxiii, [1], 527, [1]; vi, [2], 494. Engraved plate at p. 390 in vol.1. Bound in contemporary full speckled calf, gilt fillets to spine, red Morocco spine label with gilt rolls and gilt titles. Joits cracked but holding save for upper board to vol.1 which is held on by feps alone. Minor loss at spine tips and corners. Some light scattered foxing to half titles, leaves are clean, bright, and tight and free of annotations or ownership inscriptions. Overall Very Good. £400.00