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Longitude The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
Dava Sobel
1996
Fourth Estate : London
8" by 4.5"
viii, 184pp.
SUMMARY
The first UK edition of this biographical work about the clockmaker John Harrison, in the original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The first UK edition, first impression with a complete numberline. First published in the U.S in 1995.
In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
This work was written by Dava Sobel and tells the true story of John Harrison, an 18th century clockmaker and the inventor of the marine chromometer which solved the problem of calculating longitude at sea.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth. Externally lovely with the slightest lean and shelf wear to the tail of the spine. The wrap is excellent with sunning to the spine and slight marks to the joints of the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages.
Overall Condition: Fine Fine
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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