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The Calendar: The 5000-year struggle to align the clock and the heavens - and what happened to the missing ten days
by Duncan, David Ewing
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/poor
- ISBN 10
- 1857027213
- ISBN 13
- 9781857027211
- Seller
-
Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Fourth Estate, 1998. Early printing. Hardcover. Good/poor. 360 pages with index and notes. A fascinating look at how people have measured time through the ages, covering science, religion, superstition and politics in many countries. Dark red cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Some spotting of cover, light edge wear, corners and spine ends a little bumped, interior pages bright, binding tight. Illustrated jacket with orange and blue titles has a large piece missing from bottom across spine, front and back cover, a little edge wear, wrinkles and light creases, another smaller piece missing from back inside fold, not price clipped.
Measures 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches.
Measures 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00575
- Title
- The Calendar
- Author
- Duncan, David Ewing
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early printing
- ISBN 10
- 1857027213
- ISBN 13
- 9781857027211
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- LCCN
- 98010434
- Dewey
- 529/.3/09 21
- Keywords
- time keeping, history, science, religion, astronomy, astrology, mathematics
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- 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...
- Cloth
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