Scientific Instruments of the 17th & 18th Centuries and Their Makers by Daumas, Maurice ; Holbrook, Dr. Mary (translator) - 1989

Portman Books, 1989. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

B.T. Batsford, 1972. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1300grams, ISBN:0713407271

London: Batsford. vi, 361 pages, illustrated with 151 photographs and line drawings, appendix, references, bibliography, index, translated and edited by Mary Holbrook. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st English Edition.. 1972.

Praeger. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0713407271 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. ; 361 pages .

London: B. T. Batsford, 1972. Scholarly account of instruments & their makers' influence on the advancement of science; first published in French in 1953; here translated & updated. Large hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; jacket shows minor edgewear. Text clean; [vi], 361 pages; index, bibliography, notes, figures, b/w photos. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this oversize book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote. . First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto.

Portman Books, 1989. 2nd English edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Minimal corner wear. First published in French.

London : Portman Books, 1972. First English Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vi, 361 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Translation from French of L es Instruments scientifiques aux xvii et xviii siècles'. Contents; Instrument-making industry in the seventeenth century -- Contributory factors in the evolution of the instrument-making industry (Economic & social factors ; Industrial & technical factors ; Major scientific problems ; The collections of philosophical instruments) -- The instrument-making industry in the eighteenth century (The evolution of optical instruments ; Surveying & astronomical instruments ; The technique of graduating the arcs & rules of instruments ; The evolution of physical instruments ; The English workshops ;… Read More

London: B. T. Batsford, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition. 250mm Tall, 4to. Index. Black cloth covers, gilt title on spine. Short inscription at top of front free endpaper. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

London: Portman Books, 1989. Book. Illus. by Maurice. Very Good. Hardcover. Another Edition. 255mm Tall. A classic study of the development of scientific instruments emphasising the mutual dependence of theorist and craftsman. 361 pages. With References, Libraries Archives and Collections, Bibliography, and Index. .

Batsford Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First American. Hardcover. 0713407271 . Contents include: Inventions of Seventeenth Century, Workshops, Contributory Factors in the Evolution of the Instrument-Making Industry, Libraries, Archives and Collections, Bibliography, b/w photos .