Comets and Meteors
by KIPPAX, John R.
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Brantford, Ontario: John R. Kippax, 1910. Hardcover. Very good. viii, 99 p. plus Errata. 19 cm. Illustrated with a drawing of 'Paths of Halley's Comet and the Earth'. Red cloth hardcover with gilt trim. Front hinge cracked internally. An ink note says this copy was received from the author in 1919. The author was a Canadian born (Brantford, Ontario) homeopathic physician.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 107736
- Title
- Comets and Meteors
- Author
- KIPPAX, John R.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John R. Kippax
- Place of Publication
- Brantford, Ontario
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Science, Astronomy, Comets, Halley's Comet
- Bookseller catalogs
- Astronomy;
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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,...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.