Defenders of the Text: The Traditions of Scholarship in an Age of Science, 1450-1800
by GRAFTON, ANTHONY
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First Edition, First Printing. Adresses the central issue of humanism and sceince from the mid-fifteenth century to the beginnin/Fine
- Seller
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Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First Edition, First Printing. Addresses the central issue of humanism and science from the mid-fifteenth century to the beginning of the modern period. Fine in original maroon cloth and just about fine pictorial dust jacket, with a very tiny closed tear near the head of the spine. Octavo. 16 x 23.5 cm. 330 pp. A lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23397
- Title
- Defenders of the Text: The Traditions of Scholarship in an Age of Science, 1450-1800
- Author
- GRAFTON, ANTHONY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - First Edition, First Printing. Adresses the central issue of humanism and sceince from the mid-fifteenth century to the beginnin
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1991
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BOOKSONBOOKS
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