EDISON, HIS LIFE AND INVENTIONS, VOL. I AND II
by Dyer, Frank Lewis and Thomas Commerford Martin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Bros.. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very handsome two-volume set of the first edition, first printing. Theere are no markings or signs of prior use. The binding is dark blue buckram with gold titles. There is just a whisper of wear to top and tail of spine. The hinges are sound. The pages are lightly but attractively toned to a creamy beige. The top of the textblock is gilt with very little tarnish. You will be pleased with this set. Careful packing, fast shipping, with tracking numbr provided. ; 988 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Autumn Leaves Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43005
- Title
- EDISON, HIS LIFE AND INVENTIONS, VOL. I AND II
- Author
- Dyer, Frank Lewis and Thomas Commerford Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Harper and Bros.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
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About the Seller
Autumn Leaves Books
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Allentown, Pennsylvania
About Autumn Leaves Books
Internet only, in business since 2000, specializing in the obscure, the scholarly, the unusual. Most jackets are mylar-protected.
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- Buckram
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Tail
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- First Edition
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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