Mirror Mirror - A History of the Human Love Affair With Reflection (FIRST EDITION)
by Mark Pendergrast
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Fine
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Basic Books, 2003. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fine. First Edition. From review: "It is amazing how Pendergrast covers so many aspects of human endeavor, especially the history of physics and efforts to make better and larger mirrors, the basic tools of our Golden Age of Astronomy." Black and white photographs, diagrams. xii, Introduction, Notes, List of Interviews, Acknowledgments, Index, 404 pp. CONDITION: Quarter white boards, red cloth spine with title. Red endpapers with previous owner's name. Illustrated dust jacket entitled in silver on front, red on spine. Rear features reviews. Very Good+ condition. Full refund if not satisfied.
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- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 073267
- Title
- Mirror Mirror - A History of the Human Love Affair With Reflection (FIRST EDITION)
- Author
- Mark Pendergrast
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mirrors; Reflection; Psychology; Culture; Soul; Mirrors & Literature; Vanity; Illusions; Reality
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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