James Smithson and His Bequest
by Rhees, William J
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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Coventry, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Washington: The Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collection, 330. viii, 68 pp. Folding plates, fp plates with tissue guards. Uncut pages. Original edition, not a modern reprint. Covers with slight edge chipping. Contents bright, unmarked, tight. . Good Plus. Soft cover. Original Edition. 1889.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sheila B. Amdur (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012100
- Title
- James Smithson and His Bequest
- Author
- Rhees, William J
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Original Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Smithsonian Institution
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Smithsonian Institute
Terms of Sale
Sheila B. Amdur
Two week return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to two weeks after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Sheila B. Amdur
Biblio member since 2008
Coventry, Connecticut
About Sheila B. Amdur
Specializing in the history of medicine and psychiatry; Connecticut History; scholarly books; rare and antiquarian; general stock.
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- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...