An introduction to the theory of Optics
by Sir Arthur Schuster with Revisions By John William Nicholson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Vashon, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward Arnold, 1924. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" In blue cloth with gilt titilng, 8vo, 397pp. (light shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, light toning to page edges and endpapers).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vashon Island Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0828843
- Title
- An introduction to the theory of Optics
- Author
- Sir Arthur Schuster with Revisions By John William Nicholson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Arnold
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Ingalls2017 An introduction to the theory of Optics
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Vashon Island Books
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About the Seller
Vashon Island Books
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Vashon, Washington
About Vashon Island Books
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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