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The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of the Structure and Nature of Microscopic Objects
by Griffith, J.W.; Henfrey, A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Van Voorst, 1860. two volumes, one containing the text and 812 woodcuts, the other 45 plates, in black buckram cloth, spine to text block detached (needs rebacking), corners of volume one bumped, text blocks in both volumes clean and sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Glenbower Books
(IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26422
- Title
- The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of the Structure and Nature of Microscopic Objects
- Author
- Griffith, J.W.; Henfrey, A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Publisher
- Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- SCIENCE, MICROSCOPY, BIOLOGY,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sciences and Technology; 19th Century Sciences;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Glenbower Books
Full refund will be given if customer is not satisfied. Payment accepted in Euro, Sterling and US dollars (cheque or money order or bank-to-bank transfer) or by Paypal. Orders in the €100 area and above will be sent by registered post (i.e. with tracking). Tracking on cheaper items, if desired, will cost an extra €8.00 - this is the postal service charge. Please let me know when ordering. As I am mailing from Ireland, international orders may take from five to more than 30 working days to arrive due to the current pandemic conditions. I do not control the international postal service and cannot guarantee delivery times.
About the Seller
Glenbower Books
Biblio member since 2006
Dublin, Dublin
About Glenbower Books
online or telephone inquiries only - no shop premises.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
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