Cambridge: The Science Company, 1885. Articles by Famous Americans: S. NEWCOMB "Mortality experience of the Connecticut mutual life-insurance Co."; and in Letters to the Editor ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL "The Wisconsin Bill relating to the instruction of deaf-mutes"; and EUGENE A. SMITH " Tertiary phosphates in Albama". Other articles: "Composite Portraits of Members of the National Academy of Sciences" with a full page of 4 portraits protected by a tissue guard; " American Flash Language in 1798" with Tufts's glossary, 1793-98; "Walking and Running" with 5 illustrations; and under Notes and News, a paragraph on the "earlier floods of the lower Mississippi" with a map. Also "Naval architecture in England, and "Recent British locomotives". Paper covers lightly soiled with chipping around edges. ex-mus. stamp on front cover. Top right corner of front cover missing,and another piece of top border. Bottom edge piece folded up and corner missing. Tearing at spine. Covers still intact. Overall covers are Good-. First 3 pages' upper corners missing, 1 1/2"x1/2", not on text. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Wraps. Good to Good-. Illus. by Portraits, Engravings, Map,. Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Science.

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Bookseller: Bee Creek Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003167
Title: SCIENCE, May 8, 1885. Volume V. No. 118
Illustrator: Portraits, Engravings, Map,
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Good to Good-
Publisher: The Science Company
Place of Publication: Cambridge
Date Published: 1885
Keywords: S. NEWCOMB, Deaf-Mutes, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, EUGENE A. SMITH, English Naval architecture British locomotives
Bookseller catalogs: Medicine; Famous Americans; Geology; Health;
Size: Size: Approx. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4"

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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....
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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