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The Third Man: Life and Times of William Murdoch 1754-1839, Inventor of Gaslighting
by Griffiths, John C
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0233987789
- ISBN 13
- 9780233987781
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 1992. First Edition, First Impression . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1992 First edition, first impression. Size octavo, 373 pages including index. Navy hard cover with gilt titles to the spine, with dust jacket. Book condition near fine, a very clean copy. Dust jacket condition very good plus, corners and spine ends slightly rubbed else fine, not price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015177
- Title
- The Third Man: Life and Times of William Murdoch 1754-1839, Inventor of Gaslighting
- Author
- Griffiths, John C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0233987789
- ISBN 13
- 9780233987781
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1992
- Keywords
- NON FICTION BIOGRAPHY HISTORY PIONEER SCIENTIST
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
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