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The Star-Gazer: A Novel of the Life of Galileo
by De Harsanyi, Zsolt, Translated from the Hungarian by Paul Tabor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
The story of the visionary Galileo and his struggles, set against the complex society of 16th century Italy. Blue cloth binding with White titles and gilt decoration on spine. Cover edges and spine faded, some wear to cover edges, corners and spine ends bumped, a little spotting of cover, former owner's name "Ed Shulkcum" and bookplate on front free end paper with February, 1940 date, interior pages tanned, binding tight. Illustrated dust jacket with white titles on front cover and spine has several short edge tears and chips, worn at edges with creases, some tanning, small chip at top front inner fold.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 02435
- Title
- The Star-Gazer
- Author
- De Harsanyi, Zsolt, Translated from the Hungarian by Paul Tabor
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Probable First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- science, Galileo Galilei, astronomy,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 8 3/4" x 6"
Terms of Sale
Scraps of American History
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About the Seller
Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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