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His Invention so Fertile .   A Life of Christopher Wren

His Invention so Fertile . A Life of Christopher Wren

His Invention so Fertile .   A Life of Christopher Wren
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His Invention so Fertile . A Life of Christopher Wren

by Tinniswood, Adrian

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ISBN 10
022404298X
ISBN 13
9780224042987
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London: Jonathan Cape. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. 4th Impression. Hardcover. 022404298X . Black boards with bright silver titling to the spine. In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket, which is not price-clipped. The book is unused and there are NO inscriptions or marks. (xv) + 463 pp. Illustrated with b/w plates. Notes; Bibliography; Index. Overall, this is an Excellent, Very Clean, Tight and Bright, 'As New' copy. "A superb biography of Christopher Wren who was not only perhaps the greatest ever British architect but also a polymath who throughout his long life undertook important astronomical, mathematical and anatomical work that made a vital contribution to the ideas of Newton, Halley and Boyle. Tinniswood shows us the man behind the legend and paints a colourful portrait of a fascinating period of English history." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
111904
Title
His Invention so Fertile . A Life of Christopher Wren
Author
Tinniswood, Adrian
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New
Edition
4th Impression
ISBN 10
022404298X
ISBN 13
9780224042987
Publisher
Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2001
Keywords
022404298X, A Life Of Christopher Wren; His Invention So Fertile;, Adrian Tinniswood; British Architecture;, The Royal Society; Science; Physics; History Of Science;, Halley; Boyle; Newton;

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