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Secrets of Nature: Astrology and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
by Newman, William R.; Grafton, Anthony - editors
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0262140756
- ISBN 13
- 9780262140751
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts / London, England: The MIT Press, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. iv + 443 pp, color frontis, Black remainder marker cross on bottom edge at the hinge. Introduction & 7 chapter-papers by contributors each with figures and copious endnotes. List of Contributors, Index. 6.1" x 9.2" black cloth boards, gilt spine letters, in illustrated unclipped DJ with acetate protector. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked, and paper well-preserved. .
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- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- 009278
- Title
- Secrets of Nature: Astrology and Alchemy in Early Modern Europe (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
- Author
- Newman, William R.; Grafton, Anthony - editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0262140756
- ISBN 13
- 9780262140751
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts / London, England
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- astrology - alchemy - european history - history of science and techniology
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