The Theory of Light
by Preston, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1895 Second edition. A scientific text. Equations, etc. 8vo. Like new dark red buckram rebinding stamped in gilt on spine. A little foxing at extreme front and back. 574 pages. Printed on slick paper. 21 chapters. 336 numbered divisions. 248 text figures. 2 appendices. index. Clean, bright and tight. Ex-lib with a few library marks. Very good or better..
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Details
- Seller
- Cultural Connection (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 15878
- Title
- The Theory of Light
- Author
- Preston, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Physics, Science
- Bookseller catalogs
- General #1;
Terms of Sale
Cultural Connection
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About the Seller
Cultural Connection
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Cape Coral, Florida
About Cultural Connection
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...