In the Presence of the Creator: Isaac Newton and His Times
by Gale E. Christianson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Easton Press, The Library of Great Lives, Collector's Edition, 1989. Foreward by Richard S. Westfall. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine. Slight rubbing of gilt on bottom edge of book. Else Fine / As New. Appear unread. Bound In full (genuine) red leather with hubbed spine. Gorgeous copy. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Library of Great Lives note laid in as well as unused Easton book plate. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
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- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M1166
- Title
- In the Presence of the Creator
- Author
- Gale E. Christianson
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, CT
- Date Published
- 1989
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; History; Biography & Autobiography; Easton Press;
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