Verlag: John Murray, 1859
Anbieter: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Fair. 1859. Second Edition, Revised. 572 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Rough cut textblock edges. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Brown staining to pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Large splits to spine. Marks overall.
Verlag: London : John Murray, 1858
Anbieter: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Title page shows light soiling. Pages are clean and intact.
Verlag: J. Murray, 1859
Anbieter: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library, With usual stamps and markings, In good all round condition. No dust jacket.
Verlag: John Murray, London, 1858
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Erstausgabe
Cloth. Zustand: Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. James Patrick Muirhead's biography of the pioneering Scottish inventor James Watt, who contributed to the Industrial Revolution with his improvements of the steam engine. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with pictorial gilt to the front board, and the binder's label of Edmonds & Remnants to the rear paste down. James Watt (1736-1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. He improved on Thomas Newcomen's 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, a fundamental part of the Industrial Revolution. In this volume, James Patrick Muirhead provides a biography of this inspiring figure. Muirhead was given this task by James Watt the Younger, the son of the renowned inventor. Tipped in is the title page of 'Experiment on Air' by Henry Cavendish. 32 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear to the extremities and head and tail of the spine, causing the cloth to lift slightly to the head and tail of the spine. Rear hinge is starting but remains firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with the odd spot and handling mark. Tidemarks and spotting to the frontispiece, which is coming loose. Good. book.
Verlag: London, James Murray, 1858., 1858
Anbieter: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australien
Erstausgabe
Large 8vo, xvi+580pp+32pp of ads, original boards, very good. First edition.
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1017620776 ISBN 13: 9781017620771
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
Verlag: John Murray, 1858., London:, 1858
Anbieter: Jeff Weber Rare Books, Montreux, VAUD, Schweiz
8vo. xvi, 580; 32 [publisher's ads] pp. Illustrated "with portraits and woodcuts", index; small marginal tear pp. 509-518. Original gilt and blind stamped green cloth; hinges cracked, spine and extremities worn (kozoreapirs). Bookplate of Roger Hahn. Generally good. Scarce in original binding.
Verlag: London John Murray
Anbieter: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Acceptable. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Apparent first edition. Ex library book with usual stamps and stickers. The book is heavily worn with the covers darkened and otherwise marked, with the spine covering splitting and lifting. Binding is tender and the contents are well thumbed. A clear reading copy.
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 101761122X ISBN 13: 9781017611229
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.
Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC Okt 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 1345101384 ISBN 13: 9781345101386
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
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