Click for full-size.
Physiological Disquisitions; Or Discourses on the Natural Philosophy of the Elements
by William Jones
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Oak Point, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
J. Rivington & Sons, London, England, 1781. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Poor Condition/No Dust Jacket. Has chapters On Matter, On Motion, On the Elements, On Fire, On Air, On Sound and Music, On Fossil Bodies, on Physical Geography; or the Natural History of the Earth, and On the Weather. Incredibly hard to find an original copy of this book. I was only able to find one in a library in England. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 627 pp. Pages are browned, but are clean. Both boards are completely detached, and much of the spine is missing. Moderately foxed throughout with heavy foxing on the endpapers. Some water damage along the edges. Heavy shelfwear to the cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Science & Technology; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001889. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Lotzabooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001889
- Title
- Physiological Disquisitions; Or Discourses on the Natural Philosophy of the Elements
- Author
- William Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Apparent First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Rivington & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1781
- Keywords
- BZDB26 NOISBN BLXRHO Science & Technology; Physiological Disquisitions Or Discourses on the Natural Philosophy of the Elements William Jones
Terms of Sale
Lotzabooks
Refunds will be granted only if the condition differs from the condition described in the listing.
About the Seller
Lotzabooks
Biblio member since 2008
Oak Point, Texas
About Lotzabooks
Featuring a diverse set of books, including many rare and antique books.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
Using and Collecting Bookmarks
Bern Marcowitz warns against paperclips and other inappropriate page-savers, and offers a bit of advice on using and collecting bookmarks.
