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Seas and Skies in Many Latitudes or Wanderings in Search of Weather
by Abercromby, Ralph
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Edward Stanford, 1888. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Publisher's terracotta cloth with engraved illustrations, gilt titling and decoration to upper board and spine. Lightly soiled, edges rubbed, spine tips frayed, bottom corners bumped. An attractive copy though worn. Front hinge split but text block solid. Soiling and age-toning to page edges. Bookseller label and W. H. Smith Library blind stamp to front endpapers; 1952 date in ink to top edge of half-title. Light foxing to front and back matter, and to some top margins but contents o/w clean. xvi, 447 pp + 1 advertisement for author's other works. Illustrated with photographs, engravings and lithographed maps (1 folding). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ralph Abercromby (1842-1897) was a noted meteorologist known for his reports in seas and skies in many latitudes, his work on the nomenclature of cloud formation, and his contribution to the development of Luke Howard's classification system. Heavy/oversize book. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed-for, and insured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005592
- Title
- Seas and Skies in Many Latitudes or Wanderings in Search of Weather
- Author
- Abercromby, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Stanford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Travel & Exploration; Science & Technology; Meteorology;
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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