John Whitehurst of Derby: Clockmaker and Scientist, 1713-88
by Craven Maxwell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/Very Good++
- ISBN 10
- 0952327031
- ISBN 13
- 9780952327035
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ashbourne, Great Britain: Mayfield Books, 1996. First Edition . Buckram. Very Good++/Very Good++. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 1st edition. 272 pages including detailed index. Very well illustrated throughout with black and white photographic plates, reproductions of old documents and map of old Derby. This is a splendid study of the life and work of this noted clockmaker. There is a neatly written 9 word inscription in green ink at the top corner of the front end paper. In original burgundy buckram gilt hard cover binding. Very Good++ in Very Good++ attractive pictorial dust wrapper. A very substantial book. WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE OUTSIDE UK.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Delph Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8722
- Title
- John Whitehurst of Derby: Clockmaker and Scientist, 1713-88
- Author
- Craven Maxwell
- Format/Binding
- Buckram
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0952327031
- ISBN 13
- 9780952327035
- Publisher
- Mayfield Books
- Place of Publication
- Ashbourne, Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- CLOCKS CLOCKMAKING CLOCKMAKERS SCIENCE HOROLOGY JOHN WHITEHURST
- Bookseller catalogs
- clocks;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Delph 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
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...