PICTORAL ASTRONOMY
by DINSMORE ALTER, CLARENCE H. CLEMINSHAW
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Crockett, California, United States
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About This Item
NEW YORK: THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY, 1952. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 296 Pp. 1945. BOOK DESCRIPTION: FAUX RED CLOTH HARDBOUND WITH GILT GOLD STAMPED/EMBOSSED TITLE ON SPINE COVER AND FRONT BOARD, RED DUST JACKET WITH WHITE/BLACK/ORANGE STAMPED TITLE/DESIGN. DIMENSIONS: 10 3/4" x 8 1/4" x 1 1/4." BOOK CONDITION: VERY GOOD. DUST JACKET CONDITION: GOOD; WORN EDGES, CHIPPED AT CORNERS/SPINE HEEL.
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- Bookseller
- De Coux and Associates Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000802
- Title
- PICTORAL ASTRONOMY
- Author
- DINSMORE ALTER, CLARENCE H. CLEMINSHAW
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 3rd Printing
- Publisher
- THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Astronomy
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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About the Seller
De Coux and Associates Books
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Crockett, California
About De Coux and Associates Books
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.