Miscellaneous Papers Connected with Physical Science
by Lloyd, Humphrey
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Boards show shelf wear, end papers show light discoloration. Previous owner's name "Samuel Jacobsohn" stamped in ink on title page, contents page, and last page of text. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact. Untrimmed fore and bottom page edges. Minimal pencil marks. Dark red cloth covered boards blind stamped on front board and gilt titles on spine. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 509 pages; In small print on title page - "Reprinted from the transactions of the Royal Irish Academy; The reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; etc." Lloyd was Provost of Trinity College in Dublin. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19567
- Title
- Miscellaneous Papers Connected with Physical Science
- Author
- Lloyd, Humphrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1877
- Bookseller catalogs
- SCIENCE;
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Ainsworth Books
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