Traite D'Optique. 3 volumes.
by Mascart, M. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, light shelfwear.
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Paris. : Gauthier-Villars & Masson. , 1889 - 1893. 1st edition.. Contemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine titles, marbled endpapers. Near fine, light shelfwear.. 8vo., 25x16.5 cm. . French text. Atlas volume folded in half and worn at edges, old library stamp and marks to atlas cover.. Monumental treatise on optics. Mascart was a French physicist and professor of physics at the College de France. He also wrote on electricity, and meteorology. Heavy set, will require extra shipping. weight: 9.9 lb. 2 folding plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 199816
- Title
- Traite D'Optique. 3 volumes.
- Author
- Mascart, M. E
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary quarter red morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine titles, marbled endpapers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, light shelfwear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gauthier-Villars & Masson.
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1889 - 1893
- Weight
- 9.90 lbs
- Size
- 8vo., 25x16.5 cm.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Zephyr Books
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Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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