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English Barometers 1680-1860
by Nicholas Goodison
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1977. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. A new and revised edition of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A new and revised edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming look into the history of barometers in England, from 1680 to 1860. Including chapters on the operation of a barometer, varieties of barometers, early barometers in the seventeenth century, makers and barometers during the early eighteenth century, and makers and barometers in the nineteenth-century. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four plates in colour, one hundred and ninety-four plates in black-and-white, and eight drawings. Collated and complete. Written by Nicholas Goodison, former President of the Furniture History Society. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart, with just a touch of wear and sunning, and a very small amount of edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 837J13
- Title
- English Barometers 1680-1860
- Author
- Nicholas Goodison
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Antique Collectors' Club
- Place of Publication
- Suffolk
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- barometers english history british history furniture english history goodison
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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