NATTER (Lorenz). A Treatise on the Ancient Method of Engravi - Lot 35

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NATTER (Lorenz). A Treatise on the Ancient Method of Engravi - Lot 35
NATTER (Lorenz). A Treatise on the Ancient Method of Engraving on Precious Stones, Compared with the Modern Method, and Explained in Various Plates. London: Printed by J. Haberkorn, and available from the author, 1754. Folio, contemporary light brown sheepskin, spine with 6 raised bands, title label, decorated panels (some flaws, including a detached upper cover, moderate foxing). Rare first edition in French. XXXIX pp. (including the title page), 54 pp., [1] fol. (table of contents). The illustrations consist of a frontispiece, a vignette on the title page, and 37 copperplate engravings. (Cicognara 284). Provenance: Victor George Spencer (1934–2017), 3rd Viscount Churchill and 5th Baron Churchill, by descent.
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