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Autobiographical Sketch of James Croll with Memoir of His Life and Work
by Campbell Irons, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Edward Stanford, 1896. 553pp, [3], original cloth, title in gilt to spine. Slightly rubbed, a few spots of foxing to edges of text block, largely unopened at head, generally quite bright. For Croll see DSB III:470-471. First Edition. Hardback. Good+. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Zetetic Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001431
- Title
- Autobiographical Sketch of James Croll with Memoir of His Life and Work
- Author
- Campbell Irons, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Stanford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Cat Xi, Croll, Science, Ebay
- Bookseller catalogs
- Auto/Biography; Science and Medicine;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
Zetetic Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Zetetic Books
Biblio member since 2015
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
About Zetetic Books
Online book store, regular catalogues / lists issued
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- Good+
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- Unopened
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- Text Block
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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