Sound: a course of eight lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain / by John Tyndall
by Tyndall, John (1820-1893)
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London: Longmans, Green, 1869. Second Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed, marbled boards. Gilt-blocked leather label to spine, with raised bands, and spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xv, 341 pages: illustrations, portrait; 21 cm. Includes bibliographic footnotes and index. Subjects; Lectures, 19th century. Sound Lectures. Royal Institution of Great Britain.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Sound: a course of eight lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain / by John Tyndall
- Author
- Tyndall, John (1820-1893)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- London: Longmans, Green
- Date Published
- 1869
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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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...