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British Scientists of the Nineteenth Century; Volume 1 (Pelican Books)
by Crowther, J. G
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1940. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. introduction by author, at the end of each scientist is a small bibliography. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of author and the text is illustrated with four black-and-white photograph or illustrations of the scientists described. Plain text card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A book of four 19th-century English scientists: – Sir Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, Michael Faraday and his wife Sarah and James Prescott Joule, and their contributions to science. Pelican Books A 74 Minor chipping to the backstrip corners and rubbing of the book edges and panels. Previous owners details to the front cover with browning and foxing of the textblock edges and browning of the pages. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 220, [4 of which three are further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science & Technology; Britain/UK; 19th century; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0116174. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0116174
- Title
- British Scientists of the Nineteenth Century; Volume 1 (Pelican Books)
- Author
- Crowther, J. G
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Middlesex, England
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- BZDB2 British Scientists of the Nineteenth Century; Volume 1 , Sir Humphry Davy, Michael Faraday, Michael Faraday and his wife Sarah, James Prescott Joule, biography, Britain, Pelican Books A 74 Science & Technology; Britain/UK; 19th century; Biograp
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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