By William Badcock; William O'Sullivan
Shannon   Irish University Press
8.5" by 5.5" [4], v-x, [20], 218, [152pp]
A striking limited edition facsimile of the second edition of William Badcock's influential work on the gold and silver trade.
By William Badcock; William O'Sullivan

1970 A New Touch-Stone For Gold and Silver Wares

Shannon   Irish University Press
8.5" by 5.5" [4], v-x, [20], 218, [152pp]
A striking limited edition facsimile of the second edition of William Badcock's influential work on the gold and silver trade.
£195.00
: 1.5kgs / : 788P58

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Description

Illustrated, Leather Binding, Limited Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Slipcase

A limited edition work, limited to one hundred copies bound in Niger Morocco by Desmond Smith. This copy is numbered thirty-five.

In the original publisher's cloth presentation box, in a very good condition.

A facsimile reprint of the second edition, first published in 1679, including the original engraved frontispiece.

'A New Touch-Stone For Gold and Silver Wares' was a much influential work on the trades of gold and silversmiths.

This second edition was corrected and much enlarged from the first edition of 1677. In this second edition Badcock drew attention to the fraudulent practices used by many at that time in the gold and silver trade.

By William Badcock, a London goldsmith and hilt-maker, best remembered today for this work.

Introduction by William O'Sullivan.

Condition

In the original publisher's full Niger morocco binding, in the original cloth presentation box. Externally, fine. Stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Cloth presentation box is worn to the edges with some cloth fraying, with light marks to the box. Box is in a very good condition.

Fine

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