A TREATISE ON MECHANICS
by CAPTAIN HENRY KATER AND REV. DIONYSIUS LARDNER
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: LONGMAN BROWN GREEN, 1844 Blind decorative blocked cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, 175 x 115 mm approx. Publisher's decorative end papers with cabinet cyclopaedia adverts to paste downs, x + 342 pp + publisher's 16 page catalogue. Steel engraved illustrated title + 21 plates containing 224 line figs. 1844. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book moderate general shelf wear to cloth, no notable soiling, mild foxing to prelims and to plates which are on heavier weight paper. Dust soiling to top edge of book block, glue to signatures failing - sewing cords and backstrip sound with no cracks to end papers. Circular red ink stamp by grant of council on education to title and last text page. No other notable defects).
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 130599
- Title
- A TREATISE ON MECHANICS
- Author
- CAPTAIN HENRY KATER AND REV. DIONYSIUS LARDNER
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- LONGMAN BROWN GREEN
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- Treatise on Mechanics, Kater and Lardner, Properties of matter, Levers, Wheel work, Gravity , Pullys, Cordage, Force, Balances and Pendulums,
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