(TELESCOPES) Peter and John Dolland Description et Usages de

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(TELESCOPES.) Peter and John Dolland. Description et Usages de l'Instrument Equatoriale Universel, ou l'Observatoire Portatif. Large engraved folding diagram of a mounted telescope and its mechanical components, 16 pages of explanatory text in French. 4to pamphlet, 11¼x9 inches, remnants of a stab-stitch, leaves uncut; old repairs to plate verso, moderate signs of wear and age but authentically preserved. Few institutional copies, rare on the market. London, circa 1772

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