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DAVENPORT, R.D. An introduction to natural philosophy: referring to the property of bodies, mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, acoustics, optics, astronomy, electricity and magnetism. Part I [all published].
Bangkok, Mission Press, Feb. 1845. First edition, 8vo, pp. [92]; vignette title-p. showing 2 small hemispheres, one showing the earth's circles, the other its zones, and 33 woodcut illustrations throughout, mostly, but not all, of a scientific or mechanical nature, such as a printing press, scissors, a thermometer, and the planet Saturn; except for the title-page, the text printed in Karen throughout. Old brown cloth-backed marbled boards, ex-Crozier Seminary Library, with bookplate and pocket inside back cover, 2 or 3 insignificant library markings, title-p. a little foxed. An early Bangkok imprint, with illustrations probably cut by native artists. Rutgers only in OCLC; not in RLIN.
Offered for US$ 2000.00 by: Rulon-Miller Books ABAA/ILAB - Book number: 29028