A PORTRAIT OF ISAAC NEWTON
by Manuel, Frank E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1968. 478 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear to edges. Spine a bit darkened. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9575SCB
- Title
- A PORTRAIT OF ISAAC NEWTON
- Author
- Manuel, Frank E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- SCIENCE SCIENTISTS BIOGRAPHY NEWTON SIR ISAAC 1643 1727 ENGLISH PHYSICIST MATH MATHEMATICIAN MATHEMATICS ASTRONOMY ASTRONOMER NATURAL PHILOSOPHER ALCHEMIST ALCHEMY CHEMISTRY PHYSICAL SCIENCE WORLD HISTORY NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Science - Math; Science Biography;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...