New York: Worthington Co., 1892. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 329, (22) pages, indexed. Hardcover in decorative yellow cloth with elaborate cover designs embossed in brown and in gilt. Binding has light wear. Some rubbing of the gilt on front cover. Patterned endpapers. Front flyleaf has a place in the middle of the page where someone used an eraser to remove some writing. Text has light to moderate toning at the edges of the pages. Illustrations throughout. A nice, attractive copy.

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Bookseller: Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 045682
Title: Magical Experiments or Science in Play
Author: Good, Arthur
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Worthington Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1892
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Weight: 2.50 lbs
Keywords: 1892; Arthur Good; Science; Experiments; Children's Book; Illustrated; First Edition; Magic; Games; 19th Century; Decorative Binding.
Bookseller catalogs: General Antiquarian & Rare; Science;

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Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.

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