The Planetary and Stellar Worlds
de Mitchel, O. M. , A. M
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
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New York: Oakley & Mason. Near Fine. 1867. Cloth. An intriguing edition of this important work in Near Fine condition. Author Mitchel's name is misspelled on the title page as Mitchell, but is spelled correctly on the spine. Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering. One spot stains the first five leaves at left bottom corner and there is slight foxing throughout, but the page block is clean and tight overall. Personal inscription on front flyleaf ; A series of ten lectures given in 1848 by O. M. Mitchel who was Director of the Cincinnati Observatory and one of America's great 19th century astronomers. The book was published in an effort to help the general public become more familiar with the science of astronomy. The lectures cover the then-most recent appearance of Halley's Comet in 1835 and the discovery of the planet Neptune; 12mo .
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- Librería
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 14703
- Título
- The Planetary and Stellar Worlds
- Autor
- Mitchel, O. M. , A. M
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Oakley & Mason
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1867
- Palabras clave
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Astronomy Science
- Catálogos del vendedor
- By Year Of Issue / 1860s; Science / Astronomy;
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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....
- Title Page
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
