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THE MAGNETISM OF SHIPS, AND THE DEVIATIONS OF THE COMPASS. A Series of Papers from the Transactions of Foreign Societies
by Poisson, [Simeon Denis]. B. Franklin Greene, editor
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About This Item
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. Reprinted, by order of The Secretary of the Navy. Papers and documents by Poisson, G. B. Airy, Archibald Smith, Frederick John Evans and W. W. Rundell. Illustrated with charts and diagrams, some folding. Half brown leather over marbled boards, raised bands, six spine compartments stamped within in black and gilt, marbled page edges. About very good with name and date on front endpaper, edges and spine rubbed, boards visible at tips, quarter-sized chip from marbled paper on rear cover, and moderate darkening and marginal staining up to page 17 but remaining text bright and clean (appears to be printed on different paper).
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- Quill & Brush
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52632
- Title
- THE MAGNETISM OF SHIPS, AND THE DEVIATIONS OF THE COMPASS. A Series of Papers from the Transactions of Foreign Societies
- Author
- Poisson, [Simeon Denis]. B. Franklin Greene, editor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1867
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- 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....
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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