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History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders
by DOHRN-VAN ROSSUM, GERHARD
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0226155102
- ISBN 13
- 9780226155104
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996. Book. As New. White Quarter Cloth. First Edition. Octavo. White quarter cloth with gilt lettering and blue boards. Pictorial dust jacket clean. The entire book is still in publisher's plastic. This book traces the effects of the invention of standardized time on society..
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- Bookseller
- Contact Editions
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30239
- Title
- History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders
- Author
- DOHRN-VAN ROSSUM, GERHARD
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0226155102
- ISBN 13
- 9780226155104
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1996
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- First Edition, Hardcover, Dust Jacket
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Phone: 416-322-0777
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Our south side location has parking out front and our hours are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All other times by appointment which can easily be arranged by calling 416-322-0777 or by e-mailing contacteditions@bellnet.ca
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E.P. Dutton, New York, 1929. Cloth and Boards. Book Condition: Fine. No Jacket. E.H. Shepard (illustrator). 1st Us Edition. Octavo. One of 350 copies signed by Milne and Shepard. Half Green cloth with peach coloured decorated boards with vinyl protector. Housed in decorated matching cardboard box. The box shows wear and soiling but the book is fine.
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$8500.00 Cdn.
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2007 Contact Editions Address:
491 Davenport Road
Toronto, Ontario M4V 1B7 Telephone:
Phone: 416-322-0777
Fax: 416-322-3226 Our Hours:
Thursday to Saturday: 11 am to 5 pm
All other times by appointment.
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Web Site design, hosting, and management by: Back2Front
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