Sketches of The Royal Society and Royal Society Club
by Barrow, Sir John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1849. Octavo, pp viii, 212 [+ 16 page publisher's catalogue dated October 1848), slightly used and marked internally, corners slightly bruised throughout, a couple of pages opened slightly carelessly, a folding facsimile manuscript plate, a contemporary signature on the front endpaper, original cloth slightly worn and marked, corners bruised, the spine a little worn and lacking tiny pieces at head and tail. A duplicate from the Royal Society of London itself, with their stamp on the title page.. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017998
- Title
- Sketches of The Royal Society and Royal Society Club
- Author
- Barrow, Sir John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; History; History of Science; Victorian;
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