The Solution of the Pyramid Problem Or, Pyramid Discoveries. With A New Theory As To Their Ancient Use.
by BALLARD, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1882. John Wiley & Sons. New York. 1882. First edition. Tall slim 8vo. Original royal blue boards with gilt decorations to front cover which is ruled in black. Spine is dulled and faded with rubbing to head and tail and a small patch of rubbing to cloth of back cover near joint with spine. Frontis. 7 plates and many diagrams and figures to text. The frontis. and 2 other plates use pink to highlight some of the faces of the pyramids. Small address plate to front pastedown and two ownership incriptions, one of them more modern, to dedication page. Pages slightly browned. Slight signs of use to contents otherwise a clean and sound copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84797
- Title
- The Solution of the Pyramid Problem Or, Pyramid Discoveries. With A New Theory As To Their Ancient Use.
- Author
- BALLARD, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- OCCULT and UNEXPLAINED pyramids geometry mathematics
- Bookseller catalogs
- OCCULT and UNEXPLAINED;
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
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- Rubbing
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- Tail
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- Gilt
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