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Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
147 woodcut diagrams in the text. 6 p.l., 196 leaves. Small folio (272 x 190 mm.), cont. Parisian binding of light brown calf (very skillful restorations to the binding), panelled in blind with gilt fleurons in the corners, gilt floral tool in the center of each cover of a hand holding flowers, small gilt stars in the six compartments of spine. Nuremberg: J. Petreius, 1543. First edition, and a very fine and crisp copy, of "the earliest of the three books of science that most clarified the relationship of man and his universe (along with Newton's Principia and Darwin's Origin of Species)."-Dibner, Heralds of Science, 3. This work is the foundation of the heliocentric theory of the planetary system and the most important scientific text of the 16th century. This is the seventh or eighth copy I have handled over the past 39 years. How does it compare to the others? Quite nicely. First of all, this is one of the largest copies extant; simply, this copy is really big. Also, I have had only one other copy in a 16th-century binding (Census I.245). Our binding, while carefully and skillfully repaired, is a very beautiful contemporary Parisian example; the tool of a hand holding flowers in the center of each cover is very similar to the one used on many of Marcus Fugger's plain calf bindings. It is a lovely tool in general use by the Paris binders of the period 1550-1560. The endpapers have been renewed but they are not offensive. There is a small early erasure of an ownership inscription on the title just slightly touching the "D." in the date. The first six leaves have some light dampstaining but it is pale. Provenance: At the foot of the title-page, another early signature has been thoroughly lined through. 17th- or 18th-century ownership inscription on title: "Collegii Parisiensis Societat jesu." -Bookplate of Gustavus Wynne Cook (1867-1940, amateur astronomer, collector, and benefactor of the Franklin Institute). -Franklin Institute Library bookplate. -Sold Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 2 November 1977, lot 85, to the British Railway Pension Fund (a famously selective buyer). -Purchased by Pierre Berès at Sotheby's London, 21 October 1980 and sold to a prominent Spanish private collector. A very large, fresh, and crisp copy (the leaves "crackle"). Preserved in a morocco-backed box. Collation as in Horblit; some copies - about 20 per cent according to Prof. Gingerich - contain an errata leaf printed separately and later. â § Evans, Epochal Achievements in the History of Science, 15. Gingerich, An Annotated Census of Copernicus' De Revolutionibus, Madrid 7. Gingerich, Rara Astronomica, 16. Horblit 18b. Printing & the Mind of Man 70-"a landmark in human thought. It challenged the authority of antiquity and set the course for the modern world by its effective destruction of the anthropocentric view of the universe." Sparrow, Milestones of Science, 40. Zinner 1819 & p. 42.
Published by Johannes Petreius, Nuremberg, 1543
Seller: Liber Antiquus Early Books & Manuscripts, Chevy Chase, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Bound in attractive, contemporary Parisian calf with some discreet repairs. The boards are blind-ruled and adorned with gold-tooled ornaments. This is one of very few to have appeared on the market in a contemporary binding. The text is in excellent condition, with just minor blemishes (small early erasure of an ownership inscription on the title just slightly touching the "D." in the date. Light damp-staining to first six leaves.) Collation as in Horblit; this copy without the errata leaf -printed separately and later- that is found in a minority of copies (about 20 percent). Preserved in a morocco-backed box. Provenance: At the foot of the title-page, an early signature has been thoroughly lined through. 17th- or 18th-century inscription on title of the Jesuit College of Paris. Bookplate of Gustavus Wynne Cook (1867-1940, amateur astronomer, collector, and benefactor of the Franklin Institute). Franklin Institute bookplate. Soldat Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, November 1977, lot 85. Purchased by Pierre Berès at Sotheby's London, 21 October 1980 and sold to a prominent Spanish private collector. "The earliest of the three books of science that most clarified the relationship of man and his universe (along with Newton's Principia and Darwin's Origin of Species)."-Dibner, Heralds of Science, 3. This work is the foundation of the heliocentric theory of the planetary system and the most important scientific text of the 16th century. Copernicus began to work on astronomy on his own. Sometime between 1510 and 1514 he wrote an essay that has come to be known as the Commentariolus that introduced his new cosmological idea, the heliocentric system, and he sent copies to various astronomers. He continued making astronomical observations whenever he could, hampered by the poor position for observations in Frombork and his many pressing responsibilities as canon. Nevertheless, he kept working on his manuscript of On the Revolutions. In 1539 a young mathematician named Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514-1574) from the University of Wittenberg came to study with Copernicus. Rheticus brought Copernicus books in mathematics, in part to show Copernicus the quality of printing that was available in the German-speaking cities. He published an introduction to Copernicus's ideas, the Narratio prima (First Report). Most importantly, he convinced Copernicus to publish On the Revolutions. Rheticus oversaw most of the printing of the book, and on 24 May 1543 Copernicus held a copy of the finished work on his deathbed. It is impossible to date when Copernicus first began to espouse the heliocentric theory. Had he done so during his lecture in Rome, such a radical theory would have occasioned comment, but there was none, so it is likely that he adopted this theory after 1500. His first heliocentric writing was his Commentariolus. It was a small manuscript that was circulated but never printed. We do not know when he wrote this, but a professor in Cracow cataloged his books in 1514 and made reference to a "manuscript of six leaves expounding the theory of an author who asserts that the earth moves while the sun stands still" (Rosen, 1971, 343). Thus, Copernicus probably adopted the heliocentric theory sometime between 1508 and 1514. Rosen (1971, 345) suggested that Copernicus's "interest in determining planetary positions in 1512-1514 may reasonably be linked with his decisions to leave his uncle's episcopal palace in 1510 and to build his own outdoor observatory in 1513." In other words, it was the result of a period of intense concentration on cosmology that was facilitated by his leaving his uncle and the attendant focus on church politics and medicine. In the Commentariolus Copernicus listed assumptions that he believed solved the problems of ancient astronomy. He stated that the earth is only the center of gravity and center of the moon's orbit; that all the spheres encircle the sun, which is close to the center of the universe; that the universe is much larger than previously assumed, and the earth's distance to the sun is a small fraction of the size of the universe; that the apparent motion of the heavens and the sun is created by the motion of the earth; and that the apparent retrograde motion of the planets is created by the earth's motion. Although the Copernican model maintained epicycles moving along the deferent, which explained retrograde motion in the Ptolemaic model, Copernicus correctly explained that the retrograde motion of the planets was only apparent not real, and its appearance was due to the fact that the observers were not at rest in the center. The work dealt very briefly with the order of the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, the only planets that could be observed with the naked eye), the triple motion of the earth (the daily rotation, the annual revolution of its center, and the annual revolution of its inclination) that causes the sun to seem to be in motion, the motions of the equinoxes, the revolution of the moon around the earth, and the revolution of the five planets around the sun. The Commentariolus was only intended as an introduction to Copernicus's ideas, and he wrote "the mathematical demonstrations intended for my larger work should be omitted for brevity's sake.". In a sense it was an announcement of the greater work that Copernicus had begun. The Commentariolus was never published during Copernicus's lifetime, but he sent manuscript copies to various astronomers and philosophers. He received some discouragement because the heliocentric system seemed to disagree with the Bible, but mostly he was encouraged. Although Copernicus's involvement with official attempts to reform the calendar was limited to a no longer extant letter, that endeavor made a new, serious astronomical theory welcome. Fear of the reaction of ecclesiastical authorities was probably the least of the reasons why he delayed publishing his book. The most important reasons for the delay.
Published by Basileae 1566 / Modern Reprint, A Bound / Flex Cover / REPRINT, 1566
Seller: GREAT PACIFIC BOOKS, Ventura, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illus with b/w Drawings (illustrator). 448 pages. Softcover reprinted edition in very good condition, this book has card covers with cloth spine. Very slight wear to edges. Modern facsimile replica of the original text / original work or manuscript / book. Privately published. Archival reprint. This book is not old, however, there is no other publication date other than of the original text. Most likely produced for research purposes since the original text is fragile or very rare. Both book and text are clean and unmarked. Overall a very good copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading resource, research and study. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand. Or would make a great gift for the fan / reader in your life. This is NOT a mass market paperback, or mass produced book. As is, as found. TEXT IS ONLY IN LATIN. About the author, excerpt from wikipedia: Nicolaus Copernicus , February 19, 1473 to May 24, 1543 , was the first astronomer to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology, which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. His epochal book, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium , On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres , , is often regarded as the starting point of modern astronomy and the defining epiphany that began the Scientific Revolution. Although Greek, Indian and Muslim savants had published heliocentric hypotheses centuries before Copernicus, his publication of a scientific theory of heliocentrism, demonstrating that the motions of celestial objects can be explained without putting the Earth at rest in the center of the universe, stimulated further scientific investigations and became a landmark in the history of modern science that is known as the Copernican Revolution. Among the great polymaths of the Renaissance, Copernicus was a mathematician, astronomer, physician, classical scholar, translator, artist, Catholic cleric, jurist, governor, military leader, diplomat and economist. Among his many responsibilities, astronomy figured as little more than an avocation yet it was in that field that he made his mark upon the world. ~ SCARCE EDITION ~ Modern Reprint. Facsimile Bound Reprint Edition, Clean and Unmarked Text. Limited edition of 100 copies. Book.
Published by Les Belles Lettres, 2015
ISBN 10: 2251345140ISBN 13: 9782251345147
Seller: dsmbooks, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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paperback. Condition: New. New. book.
Published by Les Belles Lettres, 2015
ISBN 10: 2251345140ISBN 13: 9782251345147
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 7.23.
Published by Les Belles Lettres, 2015
ISBN 10: 2251345140ISBN 13: 9782251345147
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. box blg edition. 2700 pages. French language. 12.00x7.75x5.50 inches. In Stock.
Published by Les Belles Lettres, 2015
ISBN 10: 2251345140ISBN 13: 9782251345147
Seller: Okmhistoire, St Rémy-des-Monts, SARTH, France
Book First Edition
Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. Paris 2015. 3 Volumes/3. -- Neuf -- Brochés sous étui. -- Format 27,9 x 24 cm ( .3500 gr ) ------ 2700 pages l'ensemble .**************************** "" Cette publication constitue la première édition critique et bilingue De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (Nuremberg, 1543) de Nicolas Copernic (1473-1543). Le volume I contient une introduction divisée en six chapitres consacrés à la biographie de Copernic, à ses travaux astronomiques mineurs, à la préparation et à la présentation d ensemble du De revolutionibus, à la réception de l héliocentrisme de 1540 à 1616, à la question des précurseurs, et à l histoire du texte. Ces chapitres sont suivis d une série de dix-sept annexes sur des thèmes particuliers. Un index des noms (anciens et modernes), ainsi qu un index géographique, terminent ce premier volume. Le volume II contient l édition critique du De revolutionibus fondée sur le texte de l édition princeps, corrigé à l aide du manuscrit autographe de Copernic qui, fait exceptionnel, a été conservé. Elle est suivie de l édition des passages les plus importants du manuscrit non retenus dans l édition de 1543. Tous ces textes sont accompagnés d une traduction française en vis-à-vis. Un index des noms de personnes et des noms géographiques cités par Copernic, ainsi qu un lexique de la langue technique de Copernic, complètent ce volume. Le volume III contient un sommaire analytique du De revolutionibus, les notes relatives à chacun des six livres, une série de dix-sept notes complémentaires. Cet ensemble de notes est suivi d un appendice consacré à la condamnation de l héliocentrisme en 1616 et à la censure du De revolutionibus, et d un dossier iconographique. Ce volume est complété par quatre index : index des noms anciens et modernes, index géographique et Index rerum notabilium. "" ******************************.
Published by Aboca Museum, 2003
ISBN 10: 8895642171ISBN 13: 9788895642178
Seller: FIRENZELIBRI SRL, Reggello, FI, Italy
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Condition: NUOVO. Presentazione e contributi di Duilio Contin e Alessandro Menghini. cm.23x35, pp.928, 517 illustrazioni a colori. Aboca Museum cm.23x35, pp.928, 517 illustrazioni a colori. Il volume è rilegato con una preziosa copertina in cartone e fasciato in similpelle. Esemplare allo stato di nuovo. Mint Copy. Il volume è rilegato con una preziosa copertina in cartone e fasciato in similpelle.
Published by Les Belles Lettres, 2015
ISBN 10: 2251345140ISBN 13: 9782251345147
Seller: Librairie Guillaume Bude-Belles Lettres, Paris, France
Book
Published by Les Belles Lettres, 2015
ISBN 10: 2251345140ISBN 13: 9782251345147
Seller: Gallix, Gif sur Yvette, France
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Condition: Neuf.
Published by Les Belles Lettres, 2015
ISBN 10: 2251345140ISBN 13: 9782251345147
Seller: ISD LLC, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
paperback. Condition: New. 1st.
Published by MacMillan and Polish Scientific Publishers, 1982
ISBN 10: 0333140346ISBN 13: 9780333140345
Seller: Ancient World Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. DJ has some browning especillay to spine with some rubbing. Small faint dampstain to DJ spine. Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Faint foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. ; De Revolutionibus Orbius Coelestium. A limited edition of 1500 Copies; Polish Academy of Science; Folio 13" - 23" tall.
Condition: LikeNew. Page block firm and clean, binding unblemished, boards straight, without markings of any kind. Fine, like new condition. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
Published by Macmillan & Polish Scientific Publishers, 1982
ISBN 10: 0333140346ISBN 13: 9780333140345
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Used - Good. 1982. Cloth, dj. Quarto. x & 25 pp & 23 plates & manuscript facsimile. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket otherwise protected by acetate cover. Previous owner's seal to ffep. Ex-Library with markings and labels. Altogether a copy in Good condition.
Published by Macmillan / Warsaw, Polish Scientific Publishers 1972. SmFolio (30cm). xii, 56pp incl 23 pls; 220ff col facsimile. 1972, 1972
Seller: Bennett and Kerr Books, ABINGDON, United Kingdom
Dec linen bds, VG; dw, sl worn. Vol II: Translation & commentary was publ in 1978; vol III: Minor Works in 1985.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0428956262ISBN 13: 9780428956264
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 1.63.
Published by Easton Press, 1999
Seller: Pulpfiction Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Easton Press edition, 1999. Fine oversize leatherbound hardback issued without dust jacket, clean and unmarked.
Published by Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1993
Seller: Liberty Book Shop, Avis, PA, U.S.A.
Leather_Bound. Condition: Fine. Red leather, gilt decorations on boards, titling, raised bands. Silk endpapers and bound silk bookmark. ; ON The REVOLUTIONS Of The HEAVENLY SPHERES; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 326 pages.
Condition: Fine. Full red leather, decoratively gilt.
Published by Easton Press,, Norwalk:, 1999
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Translated from the Latin, with an introduction and notes, by A. M. Duncan. Collector's edition. Octavo, fully bound in burgundy leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Fine.
Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller E.K., 2010
ISBN 10: 6130431953ISBN 13: 9786130431952
Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germany
Book Print on Demand
Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Roman Inquisition was a system of tribunals developed by the Holy See during the second half of the 16th century, responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of a wide array of crimes related to heresy, including sorcery, immorality, blasphemy, Judaizing and witchcraft, as well for censorship of printed literature. The tribunals covered most of the Italian peninsula as well as Malta and also existed in isolated pockets of papal jurisdiction in other parts of Europe, including Avignon, in France. The Congregation of the Holy Office, one of the original 15 congregations of the Roman Curia created by Pope Sixtus V in 1588, presided over the activity of the local tribunals. While the Roman Inquisition was originally designed to combat the spread of Protestantism in Italy, the institution outlived its original purpose, and the system of tribunals lasted until the mid 18th century, when the Italian states began to suppress the local inquisitions, effectively eliminating the power of the church to prosecute heretical crimes.
Published by Easton Press, 1993, 1993
Seller: Powder River Books, Gillette, WY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Collector's Edition. Leatherbound. Condition: Fine. Red leather, gilt decorations on boards, titling, raised bands. Silk endpapers and bound silk bookmark. Translated from Latin and Introduction by A.M Duncan. Forward by Robert M. DeKosky. Ribbon as placed by publisher. Unmarked bookplate laid in.
Published by The Easton Press, [1999]., Norwalk, CT:, 1999
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Tall 8vo. viii, 7-326 pp. Numerous illusts., diagrams. Full maroon-coloured leather, elaborately gilt decorated covers & spine, raised bands & gilt lettering on spine, a.e.g., silk moire endpapers, a NF copy, from the library of Robert A. Taylor, w/ bookplate on front pastedown. Easton Press Collector's Edition of one of the most important books in the history of science, which established that the Earth was not the center of the Universe. Printing & the Mind of Man, 70.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 761.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0428956262ISBN 13: 9780428956264
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0428956262ISBN 13: 9780428956264
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
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Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 408 | Sprache: Lettisch.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 527.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1617 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 516 Language: Latin Pages: 516.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1854 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 764.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 447.