ON OFFER FOR AUCTION I HAVE A BOOK TITLED:

THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE: January, 1871 - Volume VIII.

The book is published by John Churchill and Sons, London. 1st edition 1871.

EXAMPLE OF CONTENTS:

On Double Spectra
The Great Pyramid of Egypt
War Science
Spectra of Metallic Compounds
A Page of Scientific History
The Eclipse of Last December
Mineralogy and Metallurgy
The Fuel of the Sun
Steam Boiler Legislation
Etc..

The books cover is marble boards with brown leather corners and spine. Gold gilt title writing to the spine and raised bands. The cover has some light surface shelf ware and with some light rubbing to the corners and spine edges, otherwise in good condition. The hinges, inner boards and endpapers are in good order. Label to front endpaper and stamp to title page. With coloured frontispiece and tissue guard. The book is nicely illustrated throughout with plates ( see pictures). The book has 574 pages including the index. The pages are in good clean condition throughout. The binding is tight and square.

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