Catalogue Number: 2302 An essay on visual glasses (vulgarly called spectacles) Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Author: MARTIN Benjamin Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2013 Edition: Facsimile of original 1756 edition Time Period: 18th C and earlier Publisher/Manufacturer: Gale Ecco Print Editions Description Of Item: Paper back, anachronistically illustrated modern cover, 245 x 190 mm, 3 preliminary pages of information on print-on-demand etc, 24 pages plus reproduction of original copperplate illustrations and 4 pages of advertisements. Historical Significance: This is a facsimile of a book by London Optician Benjamin Martin first published in 1756. The book ran to at least five editions in the 1750s. It is largely a promotion of the authors spectacles, known as 'Martin's Margins' but includes basic information on the anatomy and physiology of the eye and advice on the selection of glasses. How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum (Abebooks) Date Acquired: Sept 2013 Condition: Mint Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 6 |