Description
John Hinton - The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure - 1754
Architecture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Cartography, Colonial history, Economics, Genealogy, Heraldry, History, Illustrated, Literature, Music, Natural History, Ornithology, Philosophy, Physics, Poetry, Politics, Science (general), Technology, Topography, Travels - Quantity: 1 - Hand coloured illustrations - Book
The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure was a periodical published in London in the period 1747–1814 by John Hinton and W. Bent.
This book contains the 1754 edition with many engravings included. Multiple of them are hand coloured in lovely original water colours. Contains 20 maps, fold out engravings and other engravings (portraits, coats of arms etc). The pictures show all the engravings.
329 pages
Very good. Calf leather hard cover, clean and crisp paper. Multiple (hand coloured) engravings.
Lot details
- Object
- Book
- Number of Books
- 1
- Subject
- Architecture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Cartography, Colonial history, Economics, Genealogy, Heraldry, History, Illustrated, Literature, Music, Natural History, Ornithology, Philosophy, Physics, Poetry, Politics, Science (general), Technology, Topography, Travels
- Author/ Illustrator
- John Hinton
- Book Title
- The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure
- Condition
- Very good
- Publication year oldest item
- 1754
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Language
- English
- Original language
- Yes
- Publisher
- John Hinton
- Binding/ Material
- Leather
- Extras
- Hand coloured illustrations
- Number of pages
- 329
- Dimensions
- 21.5×14.5 cm