REFERENCE WORKS - DICTIONARIES -- DICTIONARY OF... Lot 1117

REFERENCE WORKS - DICTIONARIES -- DICTIONARY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, A new and complete; comprehending all the branches of useful knowledge, with accurate descriptions as well of the various machines, instruments, tools, figures, and schemes, (…). 2nd ed. Lond., for W. Owen, 1763-64. 4 in 8 vols. W. engr. front. & 302 engr. plates. Fine cont. full cf. w. elaborately dec. gilt backs, and red & brown labels. (A few spine ends chipped, some joints split at the top). Beautiful set of this precursor of the Encyclopedia Brittanica.