The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art; January to June, 1827
by Charles Wheatstone, Augustin-Jean Fresnel
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Henry Colburn, London, 1827. First thus. Hardcover. Good. This is an ex-library copy with significant exterior wear, sold as a scarce and still valuable reference. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, [viii + iv] + 511 pages, three-quarter leather over marbled boards. This is a good plus copy overall, internal binding solid, text paper light to moderately yellowed, with light to moderate foxing throughout, but cover rubbed and shelf worn, leather back strip roughed and chipping. With diverse coverage including essays such as, "On the supply of water to the western part of the metropolis (London) by the Grand Junction Water-Works Company," "On Malaria" by J. Mac Culloch, which deals with the 'marsh miasma' caused by gases from the decomposition of 'vegetables in water,' and a "Description of the Kaleidophone, or Phonic Kaleidoscope; a new philosophical Toy, for the illustration of several Interesting and Amusing Acoustical and Optical Phenomena" by C. Wheatstone.
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- Seller
- Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 63221
- Title
- The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and Art; January to June, 1827
- Author
- Charles Wheatstone, Augustin-Jean Fresnel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First thus
- Publisher
- Henry Colburn, London
- Date Published
- 1827
- Keywords
- Science, Literature, Periodical
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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.
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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- New
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- Octavo
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- 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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