11-15-201511-15-2015
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November 15, 2015 11:00 AMCalender
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Ferguson, James (1710-1776) Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics, with the Use of the Globes

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2865BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 15, 2015 11:00AM

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Ferguson, James (1710-1776) Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics,with the Use of the Globes, the Art of Dialing, and the Calculation of the Mean Times of New and Full Moons and Eclipses. London: for A. Millar, 1764.
[bound with] A Supplement to Mr. Ferguson's Book of Lectures, London: for A. Millar, sold by T. Cadell, 1767; quarto, the first illustrated with twenty-three folding plates, the supplement with an additional thirteen (thirty-six plates total),contents generally good, bound in original full calf, skillfully rebacked, 10 1/2 x 8 in.
Estimate $300-500

A-Z4, Aa-Kk4; A-E4.


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