Words Of Science and The History Behind Them

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2005-09-02. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

London: Harrap, 1974.. 1st British ed, fully revised and updated in one volume. "Within 497 short articles, presented alphabetically, more than 1,500 terms are discussed and defined, and all aspects of science are covered, from biochemistry and nuclear physics to the history of science." Pp. 416, illustrated endpapers. Dark blue cloth, illustrated d/w. VG/G+. .

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. NEAR FINE IN A VERY GOOD D.J.. PUB 1959. HARDCOVER. ISBN: SIXTH PRINTING ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM BARSS. BOOK IS ABOUT FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHERTHAN SOME SCATTERED FOXING TO THE SPINE. D.J. HAS A FEW EDGE TEARS,MOSTLY ON THE FRONT PANEL, WITH SOME MODERATE CORNER AND SPINE-END WEAR,AND IS PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE CLEAN, BRIGHT, COPY WITH ONLY SLIGHTCOLOR-FADE TO THE SPINE PANEL OF THE D.J.. Keywords: SCIENCE.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. William Barss. First printing (year on title page, no subsequent printings) hardcover in VG condition (pages unmarked, slight exterior wear, slight pale foxing in a few spots of the exterior cloth). The dust jacket is poor with chips and tears and is price-clipped, yet is sufficiently intact to preserve in a clear, removeable cover. 266 pages. [1.9 lbs]

Boston / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959. 266pp. Typical ex-library markings. Dust jacket spine is sunned. Mylar over dust jacket. Section of mylar missing at spine. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

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.

London: George G. Harrap, 1974 First edition in one volume (originally published in USA in separate vols. in 1959 and 1972; now revised). HB. Cloth and dustjacket. 416pp. Very Good in Very Good protected jacket. Light rubbing and bumping to cover edges. Pages clean, light spotting & dusting to top edge. Jacket has wear to edges with creases, small tear top spine, price-clipped.

Houghton-Mifflin, Boston, 1959. Hardcover. Edition not stated. Possible First. No other dates or editions noted. 8vo., 266 pages including Index. Book would rate VG+ but for it being ex-lib. with typical stamps and markings. Red (stain?) along right side of front cover. This is an alphabetical list of names of things and scientific terms. Interesting to see how Asimov's mind works. See photo(s).

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in gray cloth boards. No dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is As New, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Spot illustrations throughout by William Barss. A very clean, nice copy, minus the jacket. 8vo. 266 pp. Including index. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S. .

London England: George Harrap, 1974. this fascinating book that combines a vast quantity of scientific information with language history to make the book an interesting one to read. Professor Asimov is one of a kind. What is a word?Did you know that a lens is named for the lentil seed it resembles? Understanding the vocabulary of science makes science more attractive to all.foxing to page edges. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic, Scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.) . First Edition UK. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.

Houghton Mifflin (T), 1959-06. Hardcover. Good.

Canada: Signet Books, 1969. 319 Pages including the Index; >> Isacc Asimov One of the Greatest Writers Of Science Fiction of All time. Asimov is also a renowned Scientists & Mathematician >> Front cover crease; indent along backcover; small paper pull along left edge of backcover;. First Paperback Ed 1st Printing. Soft Cover. VERY GOOD Minus. Illus. by William Barss.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. Mass Market Paperback.

NY: New American Library, 1969 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Paperback Edition. "A famous author makes the language of science accessible to all." Minor wear/marks. .

Book Club Associates. Hardcover. B00149TL60 . Good.

Toronto, Canada: Signet, 1969. A lightly creased spine with light edge rubbings. No store stamp.. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Barss, William.

Penguin Publishing Group, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New American Library, New York: 1969. Softcover. Fair condition.