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An Experimental Treatise on Optics Comprehending the Leading Principles of the Science .....being the Third Part of a Course of Natural Philosophy Compiled for Students of the University at Cambridge, New england.
by Farrar, John
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1826. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 350pp + errata + 6 plates. Foxed. A good copy in origin l plue boards, Front cover detached spine well worn , chipped.
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- Bookseller
- Old New York Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44879
- Title
- An Experimental Treatise on Optics Comprehending the Leading Principles of the Science .....being the Third Part of a Course of Natural Philosophy Compiled for Students of the University at Cambridge, New england.
- Author
- Farrar, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hilliard and Metcalf
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1826
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- Medical;
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About the Seller
Old New York Book Shop
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Spine
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