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The Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers, Ice and Glaciers
by Tyndall, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
D. Appleton and Company. Used - Good. 1897. Hardcover. Three quarter leather and marbled paper covered boards, rebinding. Octavo. xxiii & 196 pp. Ilustrated with 35 engravings. Some shelf wear to boards, rubbing to leather. Front hinge starting, front binding cracked. Pages faintly toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Altogether a copy in Good condition. Good. (Subject: Science & Natural History).
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C57134
- Title
- The Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers, Ice and Glaciers
- Author
- Tyndall, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Company
Terms of Sale
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...