Lot 221
Mineralogy.- Henckel (J.F.) Pyritologia: or, a History of the Pyrites, the Principal Body in the Mineral Kingdom, first English edition, 1757.
Hammer Price: £750
Description
Mineralogy.- Henckel (J.F.) Pyritologia: or, a History of the Pyrites, the Principal Body in the Mineral Kingdom, first English edition, engraved frontispiece, woodcut initials and head-pieces, occasional spotting or minor browning, contemporary calf, rebacked, extremities chipped and worn, new endpapers, [Duveen p.288; Ferguson I, p.385], 8vo, for A. Millar, 1757.
⁂ "An encyclopaedic study of the pyrites. His work on pyrites and other minerals exerted a strong influence on J. H. Pott, J. G. Lehmann, and others engaged in mineral analysis." - DSB.
Description
Mineralogy.- Henckel (J.F.) Pyritologia: or, a History of the Pyrites, the Principal Body in the Mineral Kingdom, first English edition, engraved frontispiece, woodcut initials and head-pieces, occasional spotting or minor browning, contemporary calf, rebacked, extremities chipped and worn, new endpapers, [Duveen p.288; Ferguson I, p.385], 8vo, for A. Millar, 1757.
⁂ "An encyclopaedic study of the pyrites. His work on pyrites and other minerals exerted a strong influence on J. H. Pott, J. G. Lehmann, and others engaged in mineral analysis." - DSB.
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