The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries ...
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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T048172 "Illustrated by a copper-plate, coloured from nature, representing the insect in its various states.". London: B. White, J. Sewell, J. Johnson, J. Strahan, and R. Faulder, 1782. 13, [1]p., plate; 4???
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Add this copy of A Short History of the Brown-Tail Moth [1782]. Curwen to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Peter L Masi - Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Montague, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by The Curwen Press, Plaistow.
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Used-Very Good. The Curwen Press, Plaistow, 1969. #133 of 1000 copies. 18 + 13 pages. Color plate. 10.25 x 7.75", green cloth, clear pastic dj. Signature entomologist Vincent Dethier on pastedown. VG/VG.
Add this copy of A Short History of the Brown-Tail Moth (1782). to cart. $28.59, very good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1969 by E.W. Classey Ltd.
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1969. Curwen Facsimile. First. Book: Near Fine, green linen cover with gilt titles on spine, protective covered. 10.5x8. 31pp. The Brown-Tail Moth belongs to a small, but destructive family of moths, the Lymantriidae of Tussock moths. This Short History which remains of interest as much for its learning, first hand knowledge, common-sense and logic as for its particular subject, a long-forgotten insect epidemic.
Add this copy of A Short History of the Brown-Tail Moth (1782) to cart. $35.54, very good condition, Sold by Besleys Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Diss, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1969 by Curwen Facsimile.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 26.0 x 19.5 cm. limited ed 380/1000, printed at Curwen Press. Pp. (vi), 18, 13, colour plate. Original cloth gilt lettering, in glassine dust wrapper.
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