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William Herschel and His Work: The World's Epoch-Makers Series No. 20) [SIGNED]
by James Sime / [Oliphant Smeaton]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. & T. Clark, 1900. 1st Edition . Very Good. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (14 x 19.5 cm). Signed by Author. Blue-green cloth binding. Darkening to spine, slight rubbing to edges of spine. Good solid binding. Very clean text throughout. From the library of the Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet with bookplate to front pastedown endpaper and inked number to verso of title page. Later owner's embossed name stamp to half title page. Signed to the title page by Scottish historian Oliphant Smeaton who edited this series. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (14 x 19.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: Small 8vo. vii, [2], 265, [1], [6] (ads)
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1223E055
- Title
- William Herschel and His Work: The World's Epoch-Makers Series No. 20) [SIGNED]
- Author
- James Sime / [Oliphant Smeaton]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. & T. Clark
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 5.25 x 7.5 inches (14 x 19.5 cm)
- Keywords
- Astronomer, Astronomy, Telescope, Uranus, Astronomy_Space
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Medicine; Astronomy & Space;
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Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
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Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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