Lot 429
Royal Society - Martyn, John
Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts
Auction: 11 July 2006 at 12:00 BST
Description
The philosophical transactions 1719-1733. London, 1734, 8vo, volumes VI [2 parts in one], woodcut ornament, 48 folding plates, contemporary calf, worn, upper board loose, some plates chipped at edges, lacking front free endpaper, some foxing; Ibid The philosophical transactions 1719-1733. London, 1734, 8vo, volume VII [two parts in one volume], woodcut ornament, 38 folding plates, contemporary calf, worn, hinges split, lacking front free endpaper, some staining to edges; Ibid The philosophical transactions 1732-1744. London, 1747, 8vo, volume VIII [two parts in one], woodcut ornament, 32 folding plates, contemporary calf, worn, hinges split, some plates chipped at edges, some spotting; Ibid The philospohical transactions 1743-1750. London, 1756, 8vo, 2 volumes, volume X [four parts in two], woodcut ornament, 87 folding plates, contemporary panelled calf, worn at edges, hinges split, some plates chipped at edges (5)