Curiosities for the Ingenious, Selected from the Most Authentic Treasures of Nature, Science and Art, Biography, History, and General Literature
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Ash and Mason, 1825. Half red leather & marbled paper over boards, gilt spine title, frontis illustration, & 4 illustrations in the text; A good+ / very good copy with toned text & at times more than moderate foxing; 192 pages + vi pages of publisher advertisements. . 5.5"x3.25".
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Raven Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BM107
- Title
- Curiosities for the Ingenious, Selected from the Most Authentic Treasures of Nature, Science and Art, Biography, History, and General Literature
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ash and Mason
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1825
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education;
- Size
- 5.5"x3.25"
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Raven Books
Biblio member since 2009
Ypsilanti, Michigan
About White Raven Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...