Ibn al-Muthanna's Commentary on the Astronomical Tables of al- Khwarizmi
by Bernard R. Goldstein
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
£81.39£65.11
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About This Item
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1967. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rust cloth with black lettering/ gilt designs to the spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " April 1994 To Ken, Best Wishes, Bernie". This copy is NEAR FINE in a NEAR FINE, unclipped (126s.net) , Mylar protected DJ. Exterior is rich. Lettering is bright. Edges, tips, and spine ends with the merest hints of wear. Inside has a few lines underlined in red ink in the first dozen pages. Otherwise unmarked , crisp, and tight. DJ has a a couple of tiny bumps at front tips/top of spine and a 1" closed tear at bottom spine. SCARCE SIGNED. No other such on Abe as of March 2022. Two Hebrew versions, edited and translated, with an astronomical commentary. .
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002345
- Title
- Ibn al-Muthanna's Commentary on the Astronomical Tables of al- Khwarizmi
- Author
- Bernard R. Goldstein
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven and London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Academic;
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