The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easy Introduction to the Mathematicks. in Five Parts
by Ward, John
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- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No Jacket
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, England: S. Birt, C. Hitch, E. Wicksteed, J. Hodges, and E. Comyns, 1740. Seventh. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 5" X 8. POOR, NO DUST JACKET. 480 pp + index and ads.Text toned, lightly soiled, minor foxing, and pencil markings at rear endpapers. Front endpapers missing. Bound in brown leather with five raised bands at spine decorated in gilt, front board missing. Leather cover rubbed and worn, edges chipped, with losses at edges, corners, and spine top and tail. Binding cocked, but textblock is intact and stable.
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- RPL Library Store
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- 029077
- Title
- The Young Mathematician's Guide: Being a Plain and Easy Introduction to the Mathematicks. in Five Parts
- Author
- Ward, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh
- Publisher
- S. Birt, C. Hitch, E. Wicksteed, J. Hodges, and E. Comyns
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1740
- Size
- 5" X 8
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mathematics
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
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