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A Hand-Book; or Concise Dictionary of Terms used in the Arts and Sciences
by Walter Hamilton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1825. First edition. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4" . None . A scarce first edition of this pocket sized dictionary of the terms used in the arts and sciences. First edition of this work presenting a short dictionary of useful scientific and artistic terms compiled by Walter Hamilton. A scarce copy. Starting with Abacus and concluding with Zygophyllum. Rebound in half calf over marbled boards, titles in gilt to morocco spine label. Externally sound with shelf wear, considerably rubbed and lightly scuffed to spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor odd spotting to first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 842A56
- Title
- A Hand-Book; or Concise Dictionary of Terms used in the Arts and Sciences
- Author
- Walter Hamilton
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1825
- Size
- 6.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- arts sciences dictionary first editions sciences
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- Spine Label
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- Marbled boards
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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