The Constitution of Man in Relation to External Objects
by George Combe
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$42.59NZ$34.07
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: Maclachlan and Stewart, 1860 Book. Good. Half-Bound in Red Leather. Ninth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Popular pseudo-scientific work by the Scottish lawyer George Combe (1788-1858), first published in 1828, promoting phrenology as the basis for a science of morality. 405pp. Bound with red leather spine and corners over marbled boards. Gilt lettering and bands to spine. Some rubbing to spine, edges and corners, edges age-toned and minor foxing to endpapers, otherwise good copy with no inscriptions..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015504
- Title
- The Constitution of Man in Relation to External Objects
- Author
- George Combe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Ninth Edition
- Publisher
- Maclachlan and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
Washburn Books is a small family business, based in Yorkshire. We offer a wide variety of hard-to-find and out-of-print books in our virtual store, as well as an offline search service. We take pride in our fast delivery of well packaged books.
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...