1756 Barrow Universal Dictionary Sciences Illustrated WEAPONS Guns Navigation
John Barrow was an 18th-century English mathematician and historian who, in the late 19th-century, was found to have published a ‘Universal Dictionary’ anonymously. This incredible dictionary covers a broad range of topics including arts, sciences, geography, topography, weapon making, mechanics of firearms, navigation, human anatomy, and architecture! This second edition is filled with illustrations – an incredible example!
1756 Barrow Universal Dictionary Sciences Illustrated WEAPONS Guns Navigation
John Barrow was an 18th-century English mathematician and historian who, in the late 19th-century, was found to have published a ‘Universal Dictionary’ anonymously. This incredible dictionary covers a broad range of topics including arts, sciences, geography, topography, weapon making, mechanics of firearms, navigation, human anatomy, and architecture! This second edition is filled with illustrations – an incredible example!
Item number: #2259
Price: $950
BARROW, John
A new and universal dictionary of arts and sciences
[London: Printed for John Hinton, 1756. Second edition.]
Details:
- Collation complete with all pages:
- Illustrated with 58 full-page engravings (of 61)
- Lacking no. 4, 7, & 28
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather; tight & secure
- Size: ~16.25in X 10.5in X 4in (41cm x 27cm x 10cm)
- Illustrated with 58 full-page engravings (of 61)
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2259
Categories
Arts & Architecture
Medicine & Science
Authors
BARROW, John
Printing Date
18th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete