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A History of Science Volume 1: Ancient Science Through The Golden Age of Greece
by Sarton, George
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. Fourth Printing, 1966. A good hardcover with a dust jacket. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Blue cloth boards with some surface nicks at hinge of rear board. Gold gilt titling on spine is lightly dulled though it remains clearly readable. Previous owner's small stamp on front endpaper. Pencil underlining and marginalia on 10-12 pages, text is always readable. Price clipped dust jacket has edgewear, some small surface abrasions, rubbing. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 314991
- Title
- A History of Science Volume 1: Ancient Science Through The Golden Age of Greece
- Author
- Sarton, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 2.63 lbs
Terms of Sale
The Book House in Dinkytown
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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