Humphry Davy, Poet and Philosopher
by Thorpe, T. E
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- G+ (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, per
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan & Co, 1896. Hardcover. G+ (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, perforation stamp used on illus., hinges are loosening, average edge and corner wear, still a nice volume.). Dark green cloth, gilt letters on spine and cover, 240 pp., BW plate as frontispiece. Humphry Davy (1778-1829) may indeed have been a "poet and philosopher." But history remembers him primarily as a Cornish chemist and inventor.
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Details
- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 135421
- Title
- Humphry Davy, Poet and Philosopher
- Author
- Thorpe, T. E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - G+ (Ex-library, with usual library markings, bookplate on front inside cover, pocket and discoloration at back inside cover, per
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Biography / Autobiography ; Davy, Humphry ; ;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Glossary
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- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...