A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins. In Two Volumes
by Beckmann, John; Francis, William and J.W. Griffith (revised and enlarged by)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1846. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. Original blind stamped black cloth. xxiii, 518; xii, 548. Frontis portrait to each volume. Slight bowing to boards, bumping to corners. Cloth is faded, spines sunned, some rubbing to extremities. Hinges cracked but holding firmly. Ownership inscription to head of title page of vol. I. Portraits a bit foxed, otherwise a fine set.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012010
- Title
- A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins. In Two Volumes
- Author
- Beckmann, John; Francis, William and J.W. Griffith (revised and enlarged by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Keywords
- Technology, history, science, invention, inventors, innovation, John Beckmann, history, William Francis, J.W. Griffith
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Science; Technology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Whitby, Ontario
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...