Click for full-size.
Thoughts on Some Important Points Relating to The System of The World. The Phenomena and Order of The Solar System; AND, Views of the Architecture of the Heavens (In A Series of Letters to A Lady.) In Three Volumes.
by NICHOL, J. P.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh, William Tate, 1846 1st; 1838 1st; 1838 2nd.. Three Volumes. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 ins. Quarter bound green calf leather and marbled paper boards, with maroon leather spine labels lettered in gilt, with raised banding and gilt floral decorations to spines. Green endpapers and speckled page edges. In very good conditions. Some rubbing and wear to extremities; corners bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, rubbing to ends of spines with chip to top end of vol.1. Some fading to spines, some small surface chips to leather around edges. Bookplates to endpapers “M. & E.V. Bowater.” Title and frontis darkened in vol.1. Some mild to moderate foxing to pages and plates in all volumes. Plates in vol.1. mostly all guarded. Overall a clean and tight set. 3 vols : 254, 222 & 241pp. Illustrated with 58 B&W engraved plates (7 are fold-out) including Maps.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83229
- Title
- Thoughts on Some Important Points Relating to The System of The World. The Phenomena and Order of The Solar System; AND, Views of the Architecture of the Heavens (In A Series of Letters to A Lady.) In Three Volumes.
- Author
- NICHOL, J. P.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edinburgh, William Tate, 1846 1st; 1838 1st; 1838 2nd.
- Keywords
- SCIENCE NICHOL, asronomy, stars, solar system, planets, comets, stars, maps, charts, engravings, leather, fine binding, 1838, 1846, tate, natural history, science,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
This Book’s Categories
Beat Poet Michael McClure
From the fateful reading at Six-Gallery in 1955 to his novels, poetry, and stage productions, Michael McClure was right in the thick of the Beat Generation as it was born. See his books and art and learn more about the works of Michael McClure.
Collecting Arkham House
Learn about collecting the iconic horror and fantasy publisher that produced books by the likes of Ray Bradbury, August Derleth and H. P. Lovecraft.
