Philadelphia: Kimber & Conrad, 1811. Second edition. Leather_bound. Fair. 24 mo in original full tree calf with spine lined in gilt and red leather spine label lettered in gilt. Second edition stated on title page. Well worn about tips and edges, front gutter splitting. Pastedowns removed. 158 pp. with glossary ending with "retina". No front or rear blanks. Top edge of title page removed , presumably to eliminate an pwnership signature. Ten plates, Plate IX being a folding frontispiece and Plate VII bound after folding Plate X. As is. Quite scarce.

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Bookseller: The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: E14787B
Title: Easy Grammar of Natural and Experimental Philosophy
Author: Blair, David
Format/Binding: Leather_bound
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Second edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Kimber & Conrad
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1811
Keywords: science, nature, astronomy, physics, optics, mechanics,
Bookseller catalogs: Science;

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The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.

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About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)

The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).

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Gutter: The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
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....