Chemical Lecture Notes (inscribed by the author)
by Peter T. Austen
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley, 1888. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Slim 8vo in brown cloth lettered in gilt. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Prof. G.W. Cook/ with bthe compliments/ of the Author/ Aug. 29, 1888". 98 pp. Peter T. Austen was an American educator who was Professor of General and Applied Chemistry at Rutgers at the time of publication. Fine, tight example with a trace of wear at the spine extremities.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GE18130
- Title
- Chemical Lecture Notes (inscribed by the author)
- Author
- Peter T. Austen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- mathematics, chemistry , science, signed, autographed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
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