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A Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical
by Reid, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: Blackie & Son. Second Edition. . Leather Bound. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo.466 pages, indexed, plus 19 plates at the rear (collates complete; many folding). Hardcover bound in 3/4 black morocco with red marbled paper-covered boards. Raised bands on the spine. Top edge gilt. The binding shows light to moderate rubbing and wear with some scuffing on some of the bands and a bit of rubbing on the hinges in spots. Corners a little bumped. Marbled endpapers. The text is a little toned but is clean. The plates are toned but are quite sound. Stated Second Edition on the title page. No copyright date, but the consensus seems to be that the second edition was published in 1842.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051173
- Title
- A Treatise on Clock and Watch Making, Theoretical and Practical
- Author
- Reid, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Thomas Reid; Watchmaking; Clocks; Antiques; Antiquarian; Collectible, Leather Binding;
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings; Antiques;
Terms of Sale
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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About the Seller
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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