American Journal of Science and Arts, The
by Silliman, Benjamin
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good -/No DJ
- Seller
-
Southampton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: B. L. Hamlen, 1840. Edition Not Specified. Good -/No DJ. 12mo = 7-9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Volume XXXIX, October 1840. Many engravings and diagrams including a pull-out map Magnetic Chart of the United States. Topics include geological survey, new minerals, phrenology, Trumbull Gallery of Paintings, the pneumatic paradox and much more. Leather spine and corners with marbled boards. Leather is well-worn - chipped at bottom of spine and cracked at top of spine. Front free endpaper is loose, otherwise binding is very good. Foxing throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- NF20709
- Title
- American Journal of Science and Arts, The
- Author
- Silliman, Benjamin
- Illustrator
- n/a
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- Edition Not Specified
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. L. Hamlen
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1840
- Pages
- unpaginated
- Size
- 12mo = 7-9"
- Keywords
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Heritage Books
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Southampton, Massachusetts
About Heritage Books
Our bookshop is located in the historic town library building of Southampton, Massachusetts. Southampton lies within the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts with a view of Pomeroy Mountain to the West and Mt. Tom to the North. It is situated between the artistic, vibrant communities of Easthampton and Northampton and the city of Westfield. We have a collection of over 40,000 books with many more waiting to be unboxed and squeezed onto our shelves. The large double-door front entrance will lead you to our main floor where we hold a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles, as well as a good selection of scarce and rare editions. The original fireplace is surrounded by hardbacks and you can peer out the original nine-foot windows. Take the staircase to the basement and you will find our large children's section and many shelves full of paperbacks. Our physical address is 225 College Highway/Route 10. Our mailing address is 241 College Highway & Clark St. P.O. Box 100 Southampton, MA 01073. The store hours indicated are by appointment only Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday you can stop in. Please call to schedule an appointment if you can't make it to the store on the weekends from 11 am to 3 pm.
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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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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,...
- Marbled boards
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