LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS IN MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, PNEUMATICS, OPTICS, AND ASTRONOMY. BY JAMES FERGUSON, F.R.S. A NEW AND IMPROVED EDITION, ADAPTED TO THE PRESENT STATE OF SCIENCE, BY C.F. PARTINGTON . . . (Spine title: "Ferguson's Lectures.")
Published by London: Published by Sherwood and Co. Paternoster Row, 1825.
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 70.00
Quantity: 1 available
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i-ii, [frontis], iii-xiv, xvii-xlvii, [1], 1-90, Plate II, 91-104, Plate I, 105-136, Plate III, 137-332, Plate IV, 333-342, Plate V, 343-352, Plate VI, 353-438, Plate VII, 439-442, Plate VIII, 443-450, Plate IX, 451-452, Plate X, 453-463. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 13.25cm. Contemporary full calf leather binding; boards rubbed with some peeling to rear board's surface leather; board edges originally had gilt tooling but now mostly flaked/rubbed away; 6cm loss of surface leather at spine head with near matching slender separation to front joint (hinge is solid); edge losses to spine's black title label but with bright gilt lettering still intact. Past owner's pencil signature "C.R. Stark" at front pastedown's top left (Christopher Randolph Stark, 1880-1971, was a professor of mathematics at Mississippi State University for fifty-five years); illegible/faded antiquarian ink writing on front free endpaper; mostly mild toning/foxing throughout with strongest occurrences to book's b/w plates and their adjacent pages. Binding remains firm.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS IN MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, PNEUMATICS, OPTICS, AND ASTRONOMY. BY JAMES FERGUSON, F.R.S. A NEW AND IMPROVED EDITION, ADAPTED TO THE PRESENT STATE OF SCIENCE, BY C.F. PARTINGTON . . . (Spine title: "Ferguson's Lectures.")
- Author
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776. C.F. Partington [Charles Frederick Partington], ?-1857.
- Publisher
- London: Published by Sherwood and Co. Paternoster Row, 1825.
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Antiquarian
David Hallinan, Bookseller
Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 1998
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| Item | 4 to 12 business days | 3 to 10 business days |
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| First item | US$ 7.50 | US$ 22.50 |
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DAVID HALLINAN, BOOKSELLER - specializing in out-of-print, uncommon, and scarce books in all subjects. Mailing address is PO BOX 463, COLUMBUS, MS 39703. Inventory available for inspection at a local antique mall generally from 10am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.
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David Hallinan, Bookseller
MS, U.S.A.
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DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL VISA AND MASTERCARD ORDERS ARE ACCEPTED FOR ALL ITEMS VIA ADVANCED BOOK EXCHANGE'S SHOPPING BASKET. Payment is also gladly accepted via US$ checks or money orders sent to our store address or via PayPal (we no longer process credit cards ourselves). Domestic U.S. orders mostly shipped via Post Office Media Mail or Priority Mail with UPS and FedEx considered for large/heavy folios, multi-volume sets, and particularly valuable books. Digital images of most items are available upon request. Books are returnable within seven days after receipt but please notify by email or phone first. All items listed are subject to prior sale. Mailing address is PO Box 463, Columbus, MS 39703. Email: DavidHallinan@yahoo.com. Phone: (662) 425-1687. With advance notice (1-2 days) inventory can be shown/left/picked-up at a Columbus, Mississippi antique mall.
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