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A Treasury of Science
by Harlow Shapley, Samuel Rapport & Helen Wright
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No dust jacket
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GAHANNA, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Grolier Incorporated, New York, 1965. Hardcover. First edition. Condition: Fine, like new. No dust jacket issued. 762 pp. Text is clean, white and unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Part of Grollier's Treasury Series in presentation bindings. This book is described by the authors as "...a volume designed for the educated layman, which attempts to offer an understanding of how the scientist works, the body of knowledge that has resulted from his activities, and the intrinsic interest and excitement of the search."
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- Bookseller
- Select Tomes
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100400
- Title
- A Treasury of Science
- Author
- Harlow Shapley, Samuel Rapport & Helen Wright
- Format/Binding
- Black boards with gilted cover and spine. Like New condition.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grolier Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 762
- Size
- 6 1/4 x 9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science education series
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Classics;
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GAHANNA, Ohio
About Select Tomes
I am making available selections from my collection of eclectic, historical and sometimes rare books. My collection includes historical novels, cookbooks, textbooks and children's books along with other ephemera.
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