A Short History of Science and Scientific Thought
by Taylor, F. Sherwood
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: W. W. Norton, 1949. 1st. HB. With Readings from the Great Scientists from the Babylonians to Einstein." Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo., 368 pp. including index. Owners name ffep only mark in book. Covers show minor edge wear, gilt on spine wearing off, binding solid. Stated first edition. Book condition VG.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BJ3660
- Title
- A Short History of Science and Scientific Thought
- Author
- Taylor, F. Sherwood
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
Parker's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
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Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...