The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
by Hamblyn, Richard
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0374177155
- ISBN 13
- 9780374177157
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. FIRST EDITION. Charlotte Strick (Jacket Design); John Constable (Jacket Painting); Lynn Buckley (Design) (illustrator). 403 pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Previous owner's name in front free endpaper. Minor bumping on base. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal, minor or light wear around edges.
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- Bookseller
- Turn and Temper Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59
- Title
- The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
- Author
- Hamblyn, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374177155
- ISBN 13
- 9780374177157
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 256
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About the Seller
Turn and Temper Books
Biblio member since 2023
Rockville, Maryland
About Turn and Temper Books
Turn and Temper Books specializes in non-fiction, high quality rare books in Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Nature, Technology, Business, and related fields. We also may have the occasional modern first edition and other fiction titles. We focus on quality and condition: with few exceptions (mostly relating to antiquarian stock), all books sold are in Very Good or better condition and are highly collectible.
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