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Astronomische Uhren und Welt-Modelle der Priestermechaniker im 18. Jahrhundert
by Oechslin, Ludwig
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Topsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Neuchatel: Antoine Simonin Verlag, 1996. First Edition. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. [10], 243, [1] pages. 12 x 8 1/2 inches. Publisher's blue papered boards in pictorial dust jacket. This copy inscribed by the author on the title page to Robert Cheney (past Director of Clocks, Watches, and Scientific Instruments at Skinner's auction house and clock historian with his card laid in). Text entirely in German language. With 186 figures in the text. Boards. Roughly translated into English: "Astronomical clocks and world models of the priests mechanic in the 18th century
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- Bookseller
- Kuenzig Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29234
- Title
- Astronomische Uhren und Welt-Modelle der Priestermechaniker im 18. Jahrhundert
- Author
- Oechslin, Ludwig
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Antoine Simonin Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Neuchatel
- Date Published
- 1996
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