The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1880, for the Meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich
by various
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, 1876 Soft cover, 8vo, in blue paper wraps, 519 pp + 14pp appendix. Condition: Good. Covers cracked at hinge. Some dog-ears to first few pages. Signed by owner to front cover and title page (dated 1880). ** Book of tables showing the position of the moon, planets & stars throughout 1880. Also, describes a partial eclipse of the sun visible at Greenwich, on December 31st, 1880. Provenance: Bought from Newburyport sea-captain's house.. Soft Cover. Good .
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6786
- Title
- The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris for the Year 1880, for the Meridian of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich
- Author
- various
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...