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Heroes of Science: Mechanicians
by T. C. Lewis [Thomas Crompton Lewis]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. First edition. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. An interesting collection of biographies of inventors, with a history of the first steam engine, in a lovely prize binding by the Relfe Brothers. The first edition of this work in a full calf prize binding, with gold tooling to the boards, spine and square, and marbled end papers and edges. Gilt crest of Winchester House School, Westgate to the front board. Binder's stamp of Relfe Brothers, London, to the verso of the front free end paper. Ink inscription to the front blank by Winchester House School, Westgate, awarding this book as a prize, dated 1901. A collection of nine biographies of inventors and scientists, with a history of the first steam engine, by Thomas Crompton Lewis. These biographies include James Watt, George Stephenson, Sir Richard Arkwright, Samuel Crompton, Henry Maudsley, Joseph Clement, James Nasmyth, Sir Joseph Whitworth and Charles Babbage. In a full calf prize binding. Externally bright, though rubbed to the joints, extremities and head and tail of the spine. Loss of leather to the lower corner of the rear board, and the lower corner of each square. Small crack to the tail of the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898M19
- Title
- Heroes of Science: Mechanicians
- Author
- T. C. Lewis [Thomas Crompton Lewis]
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Inventors Steam engine Biography James Watt Steam engine Henry Maudsley James Nasmyth
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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