L'Histoire De La Society Royale De Londres. Establie pour l'Enrichissement de la Science Naturelle
by Sprat Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- Seller
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Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Geneva: Jean Herman Widerhold, 1669. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Later but old half vellum, spine with a few small tears but binding sound. Scattered minor foxing and browning, a bit of worming in the bottom margin early on, one gathering misbound but not missing any pages. 2 folding plates, 1 folding table. [15],542pp First French edition of Sprat's important early history of the Royal Society first published in English in 1667. The quick turnaround is testament to the thirst for Enlightenment ideas on both sides of the channel. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science & Technology; History. Inventory No: 045228.
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- Bookseller
- Pazzo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045228
- Title
- L'Histoire De La Society Royale De Londres. Establie pour l'Enrichissement de la Science Naturelle
- Author
- Sprat Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Vellum)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jean Herman Widerhold
- Place of Publication
- Geneva
- Date Published
- 1669
- Keywords
- Science & Technology; History. NOISBN
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Pazzo Books
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About the Seller
Pazzo Books
Biblio member since 2003
Roslindale, Massachusetts
About Pazzo Books
For years an open shop in the Boston neighborhoods of Roslindale and West Roxbury, now by appointment only and back in Roslindale. We carry a range of rare and out of print books with strengths in literature, cookery and early printing. We are members of the ABAA and ILAB.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....