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Life and Letters of James David Forbes, F.R.S.
by John Campbell Shairp; Peter Guthrie Tait; A. Adams-Reilly
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: MacMillan and Co, 1873. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 577 pages. Red cloth. Fold out map in rear. 7 plates. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. Partially cracked front hinge. Foxing. Some rubbing to the edges of the cloth. Two small gouge marks on back cover. Forbes is known for the data he collected, Forbes data, measurements of the boiling point of water at different elevations.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52397
- Title
- Life and Letters of James David Forbes, F.R.S.
- Author
- John Campbell Shairp; Peter Guthrie Tait; A. Adams-Reilly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Glaciology Thermodynamics Biography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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