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The Story of Time
by Lippincott, Kristen; Umberto Eco; E. H. Gombrich
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1858940729
- ISBN 13
- 9781858940724
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About This Item
London: Merrell Publishers. Fine. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 1858940729 . Hardcover in bright red cloth with silver gilt titles in pictorial slipcase. First printing of first edition. No dust jacket, as issud. Book and slipcase are in fine condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Essays about time. Prepared in conjunction with an international exhibition sponsored by the Royal Observatory at Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum. Lushly illustrated throughout. 4to. 304 pp. Including index. Heavy--more than four pounds; will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Story of Time
- Author
- Lippincott, Kristen; Umberto Eco; E. H. Gombrich
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1858940729
- ISBN 13
- 9781858940724
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 1858940729, National Maritime Museum
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