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English Barometers 1680-1860
Nicholas Goodison
1977
Antique Collectors' Club : Suffolk
11" by 8.5"
[7] 388pp
SUMMARY
A new and revised edition of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.
Colour Plates,Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
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Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
A new and revised edition of this work.
In the original unclipped dust wrapper.
A charming look into the history of barometers in England, from 1680 to 1860. Including chapters on the operation of a barometer, varieties of barometers, early barometers in the seventeenth century, makers and barometers during the early eighteenth century, and makers and barometers in the nineteenth-century.
Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four plates in colour, one hundred and ninety-four plates in black-and-white, and eight drawings. Collated and complete.
Written by Nicholas Goodison, former President of the Furniture History Society.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart, with just a touch of wear and sunning, and a very small amount of edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Fine Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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