05-31-201405-31-2014
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2730BBoston
May 31, 2014 11:00 AMCalender
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Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715) The Theory of the Earth

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$615$500
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2730BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 31, 2014 11:00AM

Description:

Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715) The Theory of the Earth. London: Kettilby, 1697.
Folio, fourth edition, two parts in one volume, illustrated with engraved title and portrait (toned),numerous text engravings, and two double-paged engravings, contemporary boards, rebacked, ex-library, with a rubber stamp on a bookplate pasted inside the front board, and at the foot of one text leaf, 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $700-900

A4, a4, B-Z4, Aa-Ff4, A6, B-Z4, Aa6.


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