The Origin and Progress of the Mechanical Inventions of James Watt, Illustrated by His Correspondence with His Friends and the Specifications of His Patents.
por Muirhead, James Patrick
- Usado
- fair
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Fair
- Livreiro
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: John Murray, 1854. First edition. Cloth bound hardcover. Fair. 3 volumes. Ex-library, with call numbers written on spine and square light posts where a label once was attached. Spines have wear, chipping and small tears at both ends of each volume. Remnants of card pockets and due date sheets at rear pastedowns. Hinges starting at first few pages in all volumes, more so vol. 1. Vol. 1 also has tape repair at rear hinge. Library exlibris in each volume, with some pencil notations. Some chipping at edges of each endpaper. A few pages are unopened, a few others roughly opened. Page edges soiled at top. Frontis to vol.3 torn in 2 places, not affecting image. Vol I - frontis, cclxxxiii, 104 p. Vol. 2 - frontis, 374 p. w/ 32 p. catalog, illustrations. Vol. 3 - 292 p. w./ frontis and 34 folding plates illustrating patents. A repairable copy of an important 19th century scientific work on steam engines and machines designed by Watt.
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- Livreiro
- Motte & Bailey, Booksellers
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 9058
- Título
- The Origin and Progress of the Mechanical Inventions of James Watt, Illustrated by His Correspondence with His Friends and the Specifications of His Patents.
- Autor
- Muirhead, James Patrick
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth bound hardcover
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Fair
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1854
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Science & Technology;
- Observação
- Pode ser um conjunto de vários volumes e exigir postagem adicional.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sobre Motte & Bailey, Booksellers
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Soiled
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Unopened
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
