New York and London: Thomas Yoseloff (1959) 376 pp. Original brown cloth covers. Top of spine and top corner of front cover bumped. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear to edges. Small chip to top edge of rear panel. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w plates and drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6462
Title: RAINBOW: From Myth To Mathematics
Author: Boyer, Carl B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: Very Good-
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Thomas Yoseloff
Place of Publication: New York and London
Keywords: SCIENCE MATH MATHEMATICS RAINBOWS RAINBOW GREECE ROME EARLIER MIDDLE AGES EUROPEAN REVIVAL MEDIEVAL TRIUMPH DECLINE SIXTEENTH 16TH CENTURY KEPLER CONTEMPORARIES CARTESIAN THEORY AGE OF NEWTON MATHEMATICIAN'S RAINBOW MYTH GREEK MYTHOLOGY IRIS GREEK GOD
Bookseller catalogs: Science; Religion; Science - Math; Science-Math;
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
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...
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...
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