A Dictionary Of Science, Literature, And Art: Comprising The History, Description, And Scientific Principles Of Every Branch Of Human Knowledge; With The Derivation And Definition Of All The Terms In General Use (2 Volumes)
by Brande, W. T. (editor) ; Assisted by Joseph Cauvin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Cooperstown, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1844. Hardcover. The covers are quite rubbed and worn with rounding of the corners. There is some browning and foxing of the pages in the text. The hinges are cracking at the ends, but internally the text is tight. There is a book plate on the front inside cover of each volume. The title on the spine of volume one is chipped with part of the title missing. The first page in volume 2 has a small tear with papeer loss at the bottom of the page. This doesn't affect any text as it is a blank page. Volume 2 also has a damp stain on the upper right-hand corner for the first couple hundred pages. ; This 2 volume set is bound in 3/4 leather and marbled boards. ; Wood engravings .
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- Bookseller
- Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 185311
- Title
- A Dictionary Of Science, Literature, And Art: Comprising The History, Description, And Scientific Principles Of Every Branch Of Human Knowledge; With The Derivation And Definition Of All The Terms In General Use (2 Volumes)
- Author
- Brande, W. T. (editor) ; Assisted by Joseph Cauvin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1844
- Keywords
- Medical, LITERATURE, Art, REFERENCE, Dictionary, Science
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
All items are returnable within 14 days of receipt if not satisfied. NY residents will also be charged sales tax.
About the Seller
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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Cooperstown, New York
About Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Marbled boards
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- 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.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...