The Quarterly Journal of Science, and annals of mining, metallurgy, engineering, industrial arts, manufacturers and technology; Volume III (new series--vol. X o.s.); January, April, July, October); number 1, 2, 3, 4; 1873; Probability of Error in Scientific Research (Crookes); Colours and Their Relations (Ponton); Condition of the Moon's Surface (Proctor); Colorado Gold Mines and Milling of Gilpin County (Douglas); etc
by William Crookes (editor); Mungo Ponton, James Douglas, Richard A Proctor, Horace B. Woodward, H.C. Sorby, Edward Hull, et al
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Journal of Science, 1873. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good. An ex-library volume with markings to the endpapers and title page. Four issues bound without original wraps as one volume. It was the common practice of the period to bind up the editorial content of magazines in this manner. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 563 pages with several black and white and two color illustrations, three-quarter leather over marbled boards. A good, clean, hardcover overall; exterior significantly worn, hinges cracked, leather back strip loose and chipping away, fore-corner tips through to boards; interior very good, paper clean and moderately yellowed, binding tight.
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- Seller
- Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 30193
- Title
- The Quarterly Journal of Science, and annals of mining, metallurgy, engineering, industrial arts, manufacturers and technology; Volume III (new series--vol. X o.s.); January, April, July, October); number 1, 2, 3, 4; 1873; Probability of Error in Scientific Research (Crookes); Colours and Their Relations (Ponton); Condition of the Moon's Surface (Proctor); Colorado Gold Mines and Milling of Gilpin County (Douglas); etc
- Author
- William Crookes (editor); Mungo Ponton, James Douglas, Richard A Proctor, Horace B. Woodward, H.C. Sorby, Edward Hull, et al
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Journal of Science
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Biology; Botany; Chemistry; Geology; Magazine; Science; Bound; Astronomy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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About Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
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Avenue Victor Hugo Books specialize in first editions of the best in fiction, history, biography, poetry, drama, and essay. Our catalogue features careful, considered assessments of all of our stock. We are not flippers selling books by the pound. Instead, we try to limit our stock to books in a condition we'd be proud to place on our personal bookshelves.
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Since relocating to New Hampshire our shop has been featured on WBGH Boston News, WVCB's "Boston Chronicle," NHPR, and WMUR's "New Hampshire Chronicle." Avenue Victor Hugo has also recently been featured in "New Hampshire magazine," "The Boston Globe," UNH's "The New Hampshire," "The New Hampshire Union Leader," and "Foster's Daily Democrat."
Our store is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 6pm in Lee, New Hampshire, less than 10 minutes from the University of New Hampshire.
Avenue Victor Hugo Books specialize in first editions of the best in fiction, history, biography, poetry, drama, and essay. Our catalogue features careful, considered assessments of all of our stock. We are not flippers selling books by the pound. Instead, we try to limit our stock to books in a condition we'd be proud to place on our personal bookshelves.
For nearly 30 years, Avenue Victor Hugo Books was a fixture of Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay, at one time holding over a quarter-million magazines and 150,000 used books. Awarded "Best Used Bookstore" multiple times by Boston Magazine, the store was a favorite of Boston-area authors and college students alike.
Since relocating to New Hampshire our shop has been featured on WBGH Boston News, WVCB's "Boston Chronicle," NHPR, and WMUR's "New Hampshire Chronicle." Avenue Victor Hugo has also recently been featured in "New Hampshire magazine," "The Boston Globe," UNH's "The New Hampshire," "The New Hampshire Union Leader," and "Foster's Daily Democrat."
Our store is open Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 6pm in Lee, New Hampshire, less than 10 minutes from the University of New Hampshire.
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- 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,...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
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