A System of Mineralogy. Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries.
by Dana, James Dwight aided by George J. Brush
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Issued Without Jacket
- Seller
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Hudson, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Son, Pub., 1868. 5th or later Edition . Cloth. Fair/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Large, thick octavo, xlviii + 827 pp. + 4 pp. of ads. B/w illus. ,tables, index. 5th edition. The exterior hinges are cracked & torn near the head of the spine but the covers are still attached & not in danger of coming off. There is wear at the head & heel of the spine. Hence only fair cond.
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- Bookseller
- Ross & Haines
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010879
- Title
- A System of Mineralogy. Descriptive Mineralogy, Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries.
- Author
- Dana, James Dwight aided by George J. Brush
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Son, Pub.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Mineralogy, Natural Science
Terms of Sale
Ross & Haines
All books returnable within 7 days if not as described. Media Rate shipping is $ 3.50 for the first volume and $1 for each additional volume. Priority shipping is $ 7.50 for an average sized octavo and $33.00 for Global Priority.
About the Seller
Ross & Haines
Biblio member since 2004
Hudson, Wisconsin
About Ross & Haines
15,000 books in stock, All subjects covered with an emphisis on history. Shop was founded in Minneapolis in 1950 and has been located in Hudson, Wisconsin since 1993. Open by appointment only.
Glossary
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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