(133 x 104). pp, (2), xviii, (2), 464, (2). Engraved frontspiece, vignette to title page and many b&w illustrations. Some spotting. Ownership name to front free endpaper dated 1834. All edges gilt. Brown and gilt cloth. Corners and edges bumped and worn. Old reback with part of original gilt decorated spine laid down. Contains sections on Mechanics, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, Acoustics, Pyronomics, optics, Electricity, Galvanism and Magnetism. A solid copy. Seller Inventory # 6198

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Title: The Book of Science; A Familiar Introduction...

Publisher: London. Chapman and Hall.

Publication Date: 1833

Binding: Hardcover

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