£130
Evelyn (John, F.R.S.), Sculptura; or, the History and Art of Chalcography, and Engraving in Copper [...], and Memoirs of the Author's Life, second edition, London: J. Payne, 1755, portrait frontispiece etched by Thomas Worlidge, 2 folding plates, 1 of which is reproduced in facsimile, rebacked contemporary calf boards, corners chipped, refreshed endpapers, 8vo, Cultivation, Hunter (A., M.D., F.R.S., editor), Terra: A Philosophical Discourse of Earth, York: A. Ward, for J. Dodsley, et al., 1778, rebacked original publisher's boards, uncut edges, 8vo, another copy, later and larger, York, 1786, lacks plate, 20th century cloth over marbled boards, 4to, (3).
Provenance: 1st: William Eaton, 2nd Baron Cheylesmore (1843-1902), leading collector of British mezzotints and other art; his armorial bookplate to recto pastedown. 2nd: W. Whitean, 1790; ink MS. ownership inscription to recto pastedown.
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