Smithsonian: Treasury of Science
by True, Webster P. (Edited, with explanatory and Biographical Notes, by)
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About This Item
New York / Washington, D. C.: Simon & Schuster / The Smithsonian Institution, 1960. AR6 - First Edition. Books have wrinkling on the spine edges, tanning on the spine, foxing on the page edges, first few and last few inside pages, and some shelf wear otherwise very good. With a very good slipcase with normal shelf wear. Volume I - Astronomy, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Chemistry. Volume II - Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Biology, Zoology, Botany. Volume III - Anthropology, Engineering, Aeronautics, Exploration. Fifty articles from the annals of the Smithsonian Institution, covering almost every field of scientific knowledge and research, by some of the world's foremost authorities.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- Smithsonian: Treasury of Science
- Author
- True, Webster P. (Edited, with explanatory and Biographical Notes, by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster / The Smithsonian Institution
- Place of Publication
- New York / Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- SCIENCE SMITHSONIAN ASTRONOMY PHYSICS NUCLEAR PHYSICS CHEMISTRY GEOLOGY OCEANOGRAPHY METEOROLOGY BIOLOGY ZOOLOGY BOTANY ANTHROPOLOGY ENGINEERING AERONAUTICS EXPLORATION NONFICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Technical & Engineering; Science / Zoology; Technical & Engineering / Engineering; Science / Geology; Science / Oceanography; Science / Biology; Science / Chemistry; Science / Botany; Science / Astronomy; Science / Physics;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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