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Memoirs of the Royal Society: Being a New Abridgment of the Philosophical Transactions: 1665.to.1735 inclusive. Ten Volumes, Complete
by Baddam, Benjamin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Printed by G. Smith. Sold By T. Cooper, 1741. Ten volumes complete of this rare set, bound in calf, five raised bands, titled on spine Philosophical Transicti then numbered by volume, otherwise undecorated, bindings sound and tight but with some scuffing on leather on boards near spines, illustrated with folding copper plates, 14, 13 or 12 per volume, all complete and sound, text looks like it was never opened; pages mostly 516 per volume, plus index. Volume 1 is dated 1741, vols 2,3,4 dated 1739, vols 5,6,7 dated 1740, vols 8, 9, 10 dated 1741. The provenance is Barne Hall, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, from the library of Richard Moore, with his signature 'Ricardi Moore' on all volumes. Volume one has the extra handwritten information on front pastedown: 'Ex Libris Ricardi Moore. Pd for this and the other 9 vols £4-0-0'. During the sale, in 2012, it was explained that the library was shut away from about 1781 until the present, and some of the leather bindings became stuck together over the years, resulting in some damage when separated. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Glenbower Books
(IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27892
- Title
- Memoirs of the Royal Society: Being a New Abridgment of the Philosophical Transactions: 1665.to.1735 inclusive. Ten Volumes, Complete
- Author
- Baddam, Benjamin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Printed by G. Smith. Sold By T. Cooper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1741
- Keywords
- SCIENCE, HISTORY OF 18TH CENTURY, SCARCE, COLLECTABLE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sciences and Technology; Collectible; Collectable;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Glenbower Books
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About the Seller
Glenbower Books
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Dublin, Dublin
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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