Philosophy In Sport Made Science In Earnest

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1847. 8vo., pp. 432 + 14. Publisher's red cloth, gilt titles and "pea-shooter" motif to spine. Light wear, a little bumped and cloth fraying to top of spine. Occasional very light foxing, small discreet booksellers sticker. A nice clean tight copy. Very Good. John Ayrton Paris (1785-1856), celebrated London physicist, is reputed to have invented… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1853. Seventh edition, considerably enlarged (1st pub. 1827). Hardcover (embossed green cloth). Good (spine chipped, rear pages soiled; occasional light stains within). 528p +32p of publisher's ads, many line ills. Owner's ink name, 1853. The physician-author explains for (advanced) children the principles of gravity, motion, atmospheric pressure, the weather, flight, optics, botany, and more by… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. Later American edition. Illustrations by George Cruikshank. 12mo. Red cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Contemporary neat gift inscription, moderate edgewear on the boards, a sound, very good copy.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A: Lea & Blanchard, 1847. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4 3/4" 6 3/4. FAIR / NO DUST JACKET. Former Library Book. 432 pp. Text clean and unmarked except for usual library treatmenst. Pages lightly toned, minor soiling and foxing throughout. Illustrated with small engraved drawings throughout the text. Red cloth boards lettered in gilt at spine.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1853. Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". Not Stated. A smart edition of this intriguing novel educating the reader on juvenile games, with a striking fore edge painting. With a fore edge painting, depicting a scene of men playing cricket. In a prize binding for the North London Collegiate School, prize inscription to the recto of the… Saber más sobre este artículo