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CATALOGUE. 129 De Arte Logistica|Joannis Naperi|Merchistonii Baronis| Libri Qui Supersunt.| Impressum Edinburgi|M.DCCC.XXXIX. |

4°. Large paper. Size $11 1⁄4$ x $8 7⁄8$ inches. There are 4 leaves at the beginning. The first is entirely blank, on the recto of the second is the single line “De Arte Logistica.”, on the recto of the third is the Title-page as above, and on the recto of the fourth is the Dedication to Francis Lord Napier of Merchiston. The number and arrangement of these pages is slightly different in the Club copies&mdash;see note.

On the recto of a1 is the word “Introduction.”a2$1$–m3$2$, pp. iii-xciv, “Introduction.” by Mark Napier, dated 1 November 1839.

On the recto of m4 is the line “De Arte Logistica.”, and on the recto of A1 is the title “''The

Signatures. 4 leaves [see notes] + a to m and A to U in fours + X in two = 134 leaves.

Paging. 8 + numbered + 2 + 162 numbered + 2 = 268 pages.

There are also two plates, the one a portrait of Napier, the other a view of Merchiston Castle.

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