Taboas auxiliares nos usos das ephemerides nauticas e astronomicas ....
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Lisbon, Na Typographia da Academia R. das Sciencias, 1800.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 4°, contemporary tree sheep (worming on front cover, some wear to corners and other extremities, head of spine defective) smooth spine gilt with bands and ornaments, crimson morocco lettering piece, gilt letter. Small woodcut arms of Portugal on title-page. Text mostly tables. Some soiling on title-page; pinpoint wormhole, without loss of text. Internally very good, overall in good condition. Early ownership inscription on title-page of Joze Joaquim Teixeira, Pro Tenente de Marinha; attempts to erase have caused light soiling and stains. (4 ll.), 190 pp., (1 l.). *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION. The text is mostly tables, with explanations of their use on pp. 171-190.Provenance: Innocêncio IV, 415 lists José Joaquim Teixeira, a physician who studied at Rio de Janeiro and wrote Considerações geraes sobre as aphtas dos meninos, Rio de Janeiro, 1841.*** Innocêncio XIX, 245. Biblioteca Central da Marinha, Catálogo das obras impressas no séc. XVIII, 2572 (2 copies, both apparently having belonged to Caetano Rafael Pinheiro). Porbase cites Biblioteca Central da Marinha only. Not located in Jisc. Not located in NUC.
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- Bookseller
- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24012
- Title
- Taboas auxiliares nos usos das ephemerides nauticas e astronomicas ....
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- FIRST and ONLY EDITION
- Publisher
- Lisbon, Na Typographia da Academia R. das Sciencias, 1800.
- Keywords
- Nautical science, Science, Astronomy, Longitude, Latitude, Sun, Declination, Ephemerides
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- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...