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antique small leather bound book with 1775 inscription - 4th ed, volume 1 of 2 "Letters on the Improvement of the

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Mind" - has age wear and fading to binding - see photos for detail. H-160 W-100

antique small leather bound book with 1775 inscription - 4th ed, volume 1 of 2 "Letters on the Improvement of the Image 1++
antique small leather bound book with 1775 inscription - 4th ed, volume 1 of 2 "Letters on the Improvement of the Image 1++
antique small leather bound book with 1775 inscription - 4th ed, volume 1 of 2 "Letters on the Improvement of the Image 1++
antique small leather bound book with 1775 inscription - 4th ed, volume 1 of 2 "Letters on the Improvement of the Image 1++
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