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Sir Isaac Newton (In Its Uncommon Hardback)
by E. N. da C. Andrade
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good +
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, NY: (Anchor Books) Doubleday & Company, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. The 1954 1st thus, the 1st Anchor Books edition, in its much scarcer hardback. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with one small closer tear to the front panel and mild darkening along the spine. 12mo, part of Anchor Books' wonderful "Science Study" series. The typography, incredibly, by Edward Gorey.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20565
- Title
- Sir Isaac Newton (In Its Uncommon Hardback)
- Author
- E. N. da C. Andrade
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Anchor Books) Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- rare science, rare scientific biographies, rare Anchor Doubledays, rare Edward Gorey
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
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