RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY WITH THE TRANSIT INSTRUMENT AND MURAL CIRCLE IN THE YEARS 1853 TO 1860, INCLUSIVE
by Yarnall, M., James Major, T.J. Robinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1872. WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS FOR 1871 - APPENDIX II. 144 pp. ex. mus. stamp on title p. numbers and date. paper label on spine. green cloth with gilt lettering on front and spine. Spine dulled. mild rubbing to front gutter. Back top corner chewed(?) otherwise exterior is Good+ to VG-. Interior is tight, clean and VG.. Cloth. Good+. Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 11 1/2". Astronomy.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002299
- Title
- RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS MADE AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL OBSERVATORY WITH THE TRANSIT INSTRUMENT AND MURAL CIRCLE IN THE YEARS 1853 TO 1860, INCLUSIVE
- Author
- Yarnall, M., James Major, T.J. Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- Transit Instrument, Mural Circle, Astronomy, United States Naval Observatory,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Astronomy;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 9 1/4" x 11 1/2"
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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