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Ophthalmic Mechanics Volume 1
by E.H. Waters
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1949 Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, MI. 1949. Hardcover. Stated 4th Edition. Book is tight, square, but does underlining through page 28. Book Condition: Good+; glue browning to endpapers; bumping to head, tail, and tips; shelfwear to head, tail, tips and board bottom edges; rubbing and scuffing to boards. No DJ. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 323 pp 4to. This book was the basis of most optometrist's business in the 1940s and 1950s as they had to be very proficient in the manufacture and understanding of ophthalmic optics. The book covers lens types and materials, aspects of prism, neutralization, benchwork, frame fitting, neutralization, and frame adjustments. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014336
- Title
- Ophthalmic Mechanics Volume 1
- Author
- E.H. Waters
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- Edwards Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ophthalmic optics, mechanical optics, Ophthalmic mechanics, lenses, manufacture of glasses, lenses for eyesight, frame adjustments, lens materials, refraction, dispersion, diffraction, prism, lens surfacing,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Optometry/Ophthalmology;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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