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Palissy the Potter. The Life of Bernard Palissy, Of Saintes, His Labors and Discoveries in Art and Science, with an Outline of His Philosophical Doctrines ....  In Two Volumes.

Palissy the Potter. The Life of Bernard Palissy, Of Saintes, His Labors and Discoveries in Art and Science, with an Outline of His Philosophical Doctrines .... In Two Volumes.

Palissy the Potter. The Life of Bernard Palissy, Of Saintes, His Labors and

Palissy the Potter. The Life of Bernard Palissy, Of Saintes, His Labors and Discoveries in Art and Science, with an Outline of His Philosophical Doctrines .... In Two Volumes.

by Morley (Henry)

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Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853. First edition.. Two volumes. Brown cloth stamped in blind, spines lettered in gilt. Shallow chipping to spine ends, a couple of worn spots on the front hinge of Volume I; a clean very good set otherwise. Palissy was a French Huguenot potter and engineer.

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Title
Palissy the Potter. The Life of Bernard Palissy, Of Saintes, His Labors and Discoveries in Art and Science, with an Outline of His Philosophical Doctrines .... In Two Volumes.
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Morley (Henry)
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Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1853. First edition.
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Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Chipping
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