New York: The Press Scrap Book, 1910. 144 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Spine and edges sunned. Top corner of rear cover bumped. Ex-library w/ expected markings; card pocket removed from rear endpaper. "Edward Goodrich Acheson" written on title page. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ a frontispiece of Edward G. Acheson. This is the First of a Series of Educational Biographical Sketches of Eminent Inventors.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 15240
Title: A PATHFINDER: Discovery, Invention and Industry/How the World Came to Have Aquadag and Oildag; Also, Carborundum, Artificial Graphite and Other Valuable Products of the Electric Furnace
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Publisher: The Press Scrap Book
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1910
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY ACHESON EDWARD GOODRICH 1856 1931 SCIENTISTS CHEMISTS INVENTORS SCIENCE CHEMISTRY INVENTIONS AQUADAG OILDAG CARBORUNDUM ARTIFICIAL GRAPHITE SILICON CARBIDE ELECTRIC FURNACE PRODUCTS PENNSYLVANIA STATE HISTORY PA LOCAL AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STA
Bookseller catalogs: Science; Science Biography;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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...
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...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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...
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....
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...