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HAND-BOOK OF THE MACVICAR TELLURIAN GLOBE for the Use of Teachers, Schools, and Families, Containing a Complete Course of Illustrations and Problems in Geography and Astronomy.
by MacVicar, Malcolm
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good- condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: A. H. Andrews and Company, 1878. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First (presumed) edition. Octavo (8vo). x, 99 pages of text; due to some changes made to the mechanical parts of the globe after printing, there is a page 5-1/2 inserted with the corrections. Hardcover cloth binding with moderate rubbing to top of spine, with fraying and chipping. Evidence of label removal from bottom of spine. Contains numerous in-text illustrations. Several indications that this is an ex-library copy, including a blind-stamp on the title page..
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- Seller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 008151
- Title
- HAND-BOOK OF THE MACVICAR TELLURIAN GLOBE for the Use of Teachers, Schools, and Families, Containing a Complete Course of Illustrations and Problems in Geography and Astronomy.
- Author
- MacVicar, Malcolm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good- condition
- Edition
- First (presumed) edition
- Publisher
- A. H. Andrews and Company
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- Octavo (8vo)
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
For most items, media mail shipping will cost $3.95 and Priority $7.95, and insurance is available for an additional cost. Books guaranteed to be as described; condition guaranteed if sent insured. Authenticity guaranteed on autograph and manuscript material. All items returnable within 10 days; notification of return is required; a small restocking fee may apply if return is due to customer error. Shipping rates are for normal octavo (8vo) titles; heavy, oversize (folio and quarto 4to), multi-volumes sets and special services such as insurance are extra.
About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Primarily mail-order and shows; open bookstore only by appointment or invitation; select inventory of 30,000+ books, ephemera, autographs, maps and manuscript material. Most dustjackets protected in archival mylar. Many books without dustjackets protected in custom archival mylar. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), The Manuscript Society, and the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association (MWABA) (formerly the Midwest Bookhunters or MWBH). Proprietor: Kurt Gippert.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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