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View of Nature: Or Contemplations on the Sublime Phenomena of Creation; with Scientific Illustrations by Von Humboldt, Alexander
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1400
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Henry Bohn,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1850
- Pages: xxx, 452, [8], 32 pp. publisher\'s catalogue
Description
London: : Henry Bohn, , 1850. 8vo,. Illustrated with colour frontis. red embossed cloth, front hinge starting, chips with losses to spine, internally clean Information on deserts, waterfalls, noctural animals, physiognomy of plants, volcanos etc.
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. Also known as the back.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 12 inches by 9 inches. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
hinge : The portion of a book near the spine that is intended to flex to allow the book to open.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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