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ARBUTHNOT’S TABLES OF COINS

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ARBUTHNOT’S TABLES OF COINS
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(Arbuthnot, Charles). TABLES OF ANCIENT COINS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, EXPLAIN’D AND EXAMPLIFY’D IN SEVERAL DISSERTATIONS. London: J. Tonson, 1727. First edition. 4to, contemporary brown full calf, boards paneled with double gilt fillets; spine with six raised bands, decorated in gilt; red morocco spine label, gilt; board edges decorated in gilt; page edges speckled in red. (12), 327, (1) pages; title printed in red and black; 34 engraved tables (on 18), final one folding; woodcut headpieces, tailpieces and initials. Wear to binding, with some cracking to joints; discoloration on both boards by spine label. Generally very good with better interiors. An important contribution to the topic. Scarce and well-printed. Dekesel A128. Goldsmith 6495. Hirsch 5. Lipsius 14.