Title: Six volumes for the "Bookcase of Instruction and Delight" Author: Place: London Publisher: John Marshall Date: [c.1802] Description: Six volumes, comprising: Poems, Riddles, &c. Arithmetic Made Easy. (Old rebacking) Geography Embellished with a Variety of Views From Nature (Rebacked.) Twenty Seven Prints of Natural History, With Descriptions. (Rebacked.) Drawing Book (Cover title). Spine perished, half of label lacking, pencil sketches on blank versos. Memorandum Book. (Cover title.) Wrappers. All but first page blank. Together 6 volumes from this 12 volumes series. The first 4 titles in the original boards with labels on front and rear, Drawing Book retains only about half of the original front label; the final title is in original wrappers with a label on the front. Half of the titles from this scarce series, each with charming engraved plates. Housed in a custom cloth box. Lot Amendments Condition: All with some minor condition issues or restorations, as noted above; overall very good. Item number: 257196
Title: Six volumes for the "Bookcase of Instruction and Delight" Author: Place: London Publisher: John Marshall Date: [c.1802] Description: Six volumes, comprising: Poems, Riddles, &c. Arithmetic Made Easy. (Old rebacking) Geography Embellished with a Variety of Views From Nature (Rebacked.) Twenty Seven Prints of Natural History, With Descriptions. (Rebacked.) Drawing Book (Cover title). Spine perished, half of label lacking, pencil sketches on blank versos. Memorandum Book. (Cover title.) Wrappers. All but first page blank. Together 6 volumes from this 12 volumes series. The first 4 titles in the original boards with labels on front and rear, Drawing Book retains only about half of the original front label; the final title is in original wrappers with a label on the front. Half of the titles from this scarce series, each with charming engraved plates. Housed in a custom cloth box. Lot Amendments Condition: All with some minor condition issues or restorations, as noted above; overall very good. Item number: 257196
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