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Words of Science and the History Behind Them by Asimov, Isaac - 1959

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Words of Science and the History Behind Them

by Asimov, Isaac

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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1959. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. William Barss. Good hard cover first edition with gray and purple lettering on spine and cover. No DJ. Edge wear to top and bottom of spine. Minor sun fading and soiling to spine and cover. Binding is straight and tight. Tex is clean and bright. No markings, creases, or tears. Index. 266 pages.

  • Bookseller William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts US (US)
  • Illustrator William Barss
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good
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  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Houghton, Mifflin and Company
  • Place of Publication Boston
  • Date Published 1959
  • Pages 266
  • Keywords Science, history
  • Size 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall

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New American Library, 1969. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Gift inscription, some wear on covers.
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Mentor, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Good. pp.319 with index clean tight copy foxing to text pages sunning to spine white covers slight edge and corner wear Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Houghton Mifflin (T), 1959-06. Hardcover. Good.
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New York: Signet., 1969 Ex-Library. Good. Pbk.. Pbk Condition : Fair (ex-Library).
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Houghton Mifflin, 1959. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: . 266 pages. Ex-library with typical marks, shelf wear and discoloring but a good solid book otherwise. The jacket has some creasing and wear; wrapped; taped to the book; tape stains. Later printing, probably 1970s. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Nature; Inventory No: 186643. .
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Mentor, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Mentor. Used - Good. Good condition. (Science Terminology, Etymology) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Harrap London, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Preface by author. Illustrated end pages showing different scientific names. Blue coloured boards with silver coloured embossed illustration to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel and silver coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. The book is arranged alphabetically, and has an alphabetic index. (Head words to articles are not included in the index.) A vocabulary of science, opened up to the ordinary reader through an informal exploration into the roots and histories of hundreds in scientific terms. A little rubbing of the book edges with softening of the back strip edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with some sunning to the rear panel. So first edition by this publisher. Size:… Read More
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