Adams, G., Astronomical and Geographical Essays
second edition, c.1790, with engraved frontispiece depicting three young women with a telescope, 21 engraved folding plates at rear (astronomical instruments, globes etc.), last 15 pages containing 'A Catalogue of Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments, made and sold by George Adams', original leather
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second edition, c.1790, with engraved frontispiece depicting three young women with a telescope, 21 engraved folding plates at rear (astronomical instruments, globes etc.), last 15 pages containing 'A Catalogue of Mathematical and Philosophical Instruments, made and sold by George Adams', original leather