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The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
by P.A.M. Dirac
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1947. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. A very solid copy of the 1947 stated 3rd edition of this towering achievement in the study of quantum mechanics by the British Nobel physicist Paul Dirac (1902-1984) . Solid and VG+ (very light spotting along the spine, small, neat former owner name and university address at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with very mild chipping and creasing along the panel edges and at the spine. Octavo, 311 pgs. Also includes a laid-in copy of an original, contemporary-to-the-period Blackwell's (Oxford) book order form.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21881
- Title
- The Principles of Quantum Mechanics
- Author
- P.A.M. Dirac
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- rare chemistry, rare physics, rare quantum mechanics, rare Paul Diracr, physicist Paul Dirac
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
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