The Story of the Heavens
by Ball, Sir Robert Stawell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Midhurst, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Cassell, 1891. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Gilt titled spine. Comet design to front cover. 556 pp. plus ads. Tissue-guarded colour and b/w plates. B/w illustrations. Blank ffep removed. Endpapers lightly foxed. Main text-block and all plates beautifully clean. Binding sound and bright. VG+
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wheeler's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016836
- Title
- The Story of the Heavens
- Author
- Ball, Sir Robert Stawell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- newerstock
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Wheeler's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2024
Midhurst, West Sussex
About Wheeler's Bookshop
From secondhand and antiquarian to the latest in-print titles... Old and new books in our historic shop premises in Midhurst, West Sussex. Find us in Red Lion Street, the heart of the old town.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...