The Principles of Physical Optics: An Historical and Philosophical Treatment
by MACH, ERNST & ANDERSON, JOHN S. (Trans) & YOUNG, A. F. A. (Trans)
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
Methuen & Co 1926. FIRST EDITION, super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, blind rule to front board, xi + 324pp, illus, 10 plates, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping to spine extrems, moderate bruising & fraying to board corners, heavy sun fading to board edges, moderate tanning to page edges, light tanning to eps)
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- Title
- The Principles of Physical Optics: An Historical and Philosophical Treatment
- Author
- MACH, ERNST & ANDERSON, JOHN S. (Trans) & YOUNG, A. F. A. (Trans)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co 1926
- Keywords
- first edition light optics optical reflection refraction diffraction physical
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- 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...
- Buckram
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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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
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