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Elements of Astronomy, Descriptive and Physical
by Wilbur, Hervey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Worcester, Massachusetts: Dorr, Howland & Co., 1834. Fourth edition, 1834. Very good copy, illustrated with folding frontis engraving plus seven additional engraved plates. Marbled boards with brown calf spine lettered and ruled in gilt, six inches tall, 144 pages. Light external rubbing, firm binding, name and 1835 date in pencil on front free endpaper, pages very clean with only occasional very light foxing.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031410
- Title
- Elements of Astronomy, Descriptive and Physical
- Author
- Wilbur, Hervey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Dorr, Howland & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1834
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- ASTRONOMY SCIENCE TEXT PLATES PLANETS STARS MOON ECLIPSES SOLAR SYSTEM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science, Medicine & Nature;
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Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Marbled boards
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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....
- 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...