Words of Science and the History Behind Them by Isaac Asimov - 1974

Paperback. Good.

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

Harrap, 1974. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. First UK edition single volume, revised and updated, hardback, 1974, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket a touch rubbed to edges; boards clean and crisp. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read; no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book.

Chambers, 1974-07-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 3.9970 in x 22.9825 in x 13.9894 in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Colouring of page edges due to age.