Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists [11 volumes]
by HUBBARD, Elbert
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1905. First Edition. Paperback. Very good. 8vo. 8"x6". Sewn wraps. All volumes in very good condition with minor shelf wear to wraps, and several have unopened pages. All are complete as issued with portrait pages laid in, except Copernicus and Galileo which lack their portraits.
This is a collection of 11 antique books hand-printed by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. These are from the 1905 Great Scientists series (Vol. XVI and XVII). This collection is nearly complete, lacking only Haeckel (July, 1905). (McKenna 119)
Contains the following volumes:
Copernicus (January, 1905) (lacks portrait)
Galileo (February, 1905) (lacks portrait)
Newton (March, 1905) (wraps beginning to tear at hinge)
Humboldt (April, 1905)
Herschel (May, 1905)
Darwin (June, 1905)
Linnaeus (August, 1905)
Huxley (September, 1905)
Tyndall (October, 1905)
Wallace (November, 1905) (wraps beginning to tear at hinge)
John Fiske (December, 1905).
This is a collection of 11 antique books hand-printed by the Roycrofters, the celebrated arts and crafts community of East Aurora, NY. These are from the 1905 Great Scientists series (Vol. XVI and XVII). This collection is nearly complete, lacking only Haeckel (July, 1905). (McKenna 119)
Contains the following volumes:
Copernicus (January, 1905) (lacks portrait)
Galileo (February, 1905) (lacks portrait)
Newton (March, 1905) (wraps beginning to tear at hinge)
Humboldt (April, 1905)
Herschel (May, 1905)
Darwin (June, 1905)
Linnaeus (August, 1905)
Huxley (September, 1905)
Tyndall (October, 1905)
Wallace (November, 1905) (wraps beginning to tear at hinge)
John Fiske (December, 1905).
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- Bookseller
- Uncharted Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4343
- Title
- Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists [11 volumes]
- Author
- HUBBARD, Elbert
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Roycrofters
- Place of Publication
- East Aurora, NY
- Date Published
- 1905
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Unopened
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- Shelf Wear
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