New York and London: The Century Company (1926) 210 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Illust. w/ 4 b/w plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9569SCB
Title: A MAGICIAN OF SCIENCE: The Boys' Life of Steinmetz
Author: Hammond, John Winthrop
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: The Century Company
Place of Publication: New York and London
Keywords: SCIENCE SCIENTISTS BIOGRAPHY STEINMETZ CHARLES PROTEUS 1865 1923 MATHEMATICIANS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS MATH MATHEMATICS TRIGONOMETRY ALGEBRA GEOMETRY ELECTRICITY ALTERNATING CURRENT EXPANSION ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY HYSTERESIS ELECTRIC MOTORS AMERICAN HISTO
Bookseller catalogs: Science; Science - Math; Science Biography; Science-Math;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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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...
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...
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....