A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares. Directing all buyers of large plate, or small works, ... how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adulterated and unlawful; ... To which is added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. Joh Reynolds, ... The second edition, corrected and much enlarged, by W. B. of London, goldsmith.
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- A new touch-stone for gold and silver wares. Directing all buyers of large plate, or small works, ... how to know whether they buy or wear such as are of the lawful standard-allay, or adulterated and unlawful; ... To which is added, the useful and easie tables of Mr. Joh Reynolds, ... The second edition, corrected and much enlarged, by W. B. of London, goldsmith.
- Touch-stone for gold and silver wares
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London: printed and are to be sold by W. Freeman, 1708.
- Publication year
- 1708-1708
- ESTC No.
- T181705
- Grub Street ID
- 218243
- Description
- [20],218,[152]p.,plates : ill.,tables ; 8⁰
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- W. B. of London, goldsmith = William Badcock.
First published as: 'A touch-stone for gold and silver wares', 1677; a second edition appeared in 1678 (Wing B382, 382A).
A "second edition" with the present title and pagination appeared in 1679 (Wing B381).
The final 152 pages contain Reynolds's tables, with a separate titlepage dated 1679.
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- Plates include frontis. Note on recto of final leaf: "By the printers default, the numbering the pages ... from page 218. ... are omitted"