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Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth
by Burchfield, Joe D
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: The Macmillan Press. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Undated. xii, 260pp. Black cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. 8vo. Rubbed corners; joints and spine ends, cloth wearing; shelf number label, slightly cocked. Text block edges just starting to tan, some light signs of use on fore edge. Endpapers starting to tan. Lender's stamps, security device and markings on endpapers and copyright page. Gutters cracked and strained in places, volume quite loose. Otherwise, internally neat, clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022786
- Title
- Lord Kelvin and the Age of the Earth
- Author
- Burchfield, Joe D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Press
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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