WELLS (Edward). An Historical Geography of the Old Testament - Lot 288

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WELLS (Edward). An Historical Geography of the Old Testament - Lot 288
WELLS (Edward). An Historical Geography of the Old Testament. London, printed by W. Botham for James Knapton, 1711-1712. 3 vol. in-8° of [24], 389, [2] pp. ; 22, xxxvii, 1 bl., 308 pp.; [22], 332, [4] pp. 11 maps and 22 plates, 10 of which in plates. Marbled fawn calf, 5-nerved spine, gilt tomaison, gilt roulette on covers, speckled edges. (Contemporary binding). Rare three-volume first edition, complete with maps and engravings, of this historical geography of the Old Testament. Edward WELLS (1667-1727) was a mathematician, geographer and theologian. The work was frequently reprinted. German ms. provenance mark, 1765. Stamped "M. FAVEYRIAL". Graesse, Trésor de livres rares et précieux, VI, 2nd part, 434 (in 4 vols.). Defects to binding, some minor corner dampening, not serious.
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