Hand-book of Natural Philosophy - Mechanics
by Dionysius Lardner
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G-/n/a
- Seller
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Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Walton and Maberley, 1856. Victorian view of the physial world, first of four companion volumes. Brown covers with gilt and gilt emblem on upper board, blind-stamped decoration on upper and lower boards, 403pp inc index plus 4pp adverts, with 357 engravings. Covers have moderate wear and rubbing, upper joint splitting, tiny losses at head and foot of spine. Binding weak at one point, but holding, lower hinge starting to crack. Damp marks on covers and prelims. Dusty, edges and foxed prelims. Name on first page of text (dated 1858) has been crossed out with the same pen. Otherwise internally reasonably clean. Ref:103928. Buckram. G-/n/a. 12x19cm.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003928
- Title
- Hand-book of Natural Philosophy - Mechanics
- Author
- Dionysius Lardner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G-
- Jacket Condition
- n/a
- Publisher
- Walton and Maberley
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 12x19cm
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
Church Street Books
Biblio member since 2007
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
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- 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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...