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THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE
by Sir James Jeans
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Cambridge: at the University Press, 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Second UK Edition, Third Printing,. Octavo, pp. 138 , 4. Index] bound, by Riviere Bookbinder of Bath, in early half dark blue calf, five raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments lettered and ruled in gilt. All edges Marbled. Blue marbled endpapers. School prize plate from Charterhouse on the front end page, dated 1931, signed by Frank Fletcher, the headmaster and presented to G. C. Riall. School arms stamped in gilt to the front board. A very good copy with uneven fade to spine and boards. Internally a light sprinkle of spotting to the end pages, else clean and tight binding. .
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013994
- Title
- THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE
- Author
- Sir James Jeans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge: at the University Press
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Sir James Jeans, first edition,THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE
Terms of Sale
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Naas, Kildare
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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