Scientific Instruments of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
by Daumas, Maurice; translated & edited by Mary Holbrook
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0713407271
- ISBN 13
- 9780713407273
- Seller
-
Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford, 1972. Scholarly account of instruments & their makers' influence on the advancement of science; first published in French in 1953; here translated & updated. Large hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book; jacket shows minor edgewear. Text clean; [vi], 361 pages; index, bibliography, notes, figures, b/w photos. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this oversize book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote. . First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Quarto.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- u0531os
- Title
- Scientific Instruments of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
- Author
- Daumas, Maurice; translated & edited by Mary Holbrook
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- ISBN 10
- 0713407271
- ISBN 13
- 9780713407273
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- History of Science, History of Technology, Optics, Optical Instruments, Telescopes, Microscopes, Lenses, Balances, Thermometers
- Size
- Quarto
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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