Terrestrial and Celestial Globes, Their History and Construction [2 volumes in 1, complete; new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]
by Stevenson, Edward Luther
- New
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New/in publisher's shrinkwrap
- ISBN 10
- 1578980844
- ISBN 13
- 9781578980840
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Fine Books, 1997. 2 volumes, complete, bound as 1. BRAND NEW HARDCOVER in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 1997, First Martino printing, limited to 150 copies, published @ $95). Facsimile reprint of the 1921 two-volume Hispanic Society of America/Yale University Press edition. 2 vols. in 1: xxvi, 218pp.+ xi, 291pp.+ 143 plates (mostly photos of important globes). The standard reference on the subject. According to Ristow this is "a comprehensive work, including an extensive bibliography, an index of globemakers with locations of globes, and a general index." -- #317, GUIDE TO THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY. Keyguide 316: "A comprehensive work that includes a bibliographical listing... Valuable for astronomers as well as carto-historians and geographers." Handsomely bound in the original blue cloth, stamped in bright gold over a red spine panel.. First Martino printing, Limited to 150. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 2 vols. in 1: xxvi, 218pp.+ xi, 291pp.+ 143 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018336
- Title
- Terrestrial and Celestial Globes, Their History and Construction [2 volumes in 1, complete; new, in publisher's shrinkwrap]
- Author
- Stevenson, Edward Luther
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- in publisher's shrinkwrap
- Edition
- First Martino printing, Limited to 150
- ISBN 10
- 1578980844
- ISBN 13
- 9781578980840
- Publisher
- Martino Fine Books
- Place of Publication
- Mansfield Centre, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Cartography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Maps / Cartography;
- Size
- 2 vols. in 1: xxvi, 218pp.+ xi, 291pp.+ 143 plates
- Volumes
- 2 vols. in 1: xxvi, 218pp.+ xi,
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