The Growth of Scientific Ideas
by W. P. D. Wightman
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Yale University Press, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1953. First US Edition. 495 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with black lettering to spine. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages are moderately tanned with mild foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Blacked-out inscription on front free endpaper, with a few small nicks, water drops and rub marks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges, with visible crushing to spine ends. Book has a subtle forward lean. Small splits to spine ends, with bleach-spotting to front and rear boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1693482906DPB
- Title
- The Growth of Scientific Ideas
- Author
- W. P. D. Wightman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Date Published
- 1953
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....