Dick Thomas Ll D (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. On the Improvement of Society by the Infusion of Knowledge by Thomas Dick LL.D. Owner's bookplate to pastedown. Brown cloth, decorative gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated with engravings. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Harper School Library, John Jayne Library, Lone Tree Iowa 1855. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Volume II contains: I. The Christian Philosopher; or, Science and Religion; II. Celestial Scenery--Illustrated; III. Sidereal Heavens, Planets, etc.; IV. The Practical Astronomer, Comprising Illustrations of Light and Colors--Practical Descriptions of All Kinds of Telescopes--The Use of the Equatorial-Transit--Circular, and Other Astronomical Observations; A Particular Account of the Earl of Rosse's Large Telescopes; and Other Topics Connected with Astronomy; V. The Solar System--Its Wonders; VI. The Atmosphere, and Atmospherical Phenomena. 160pp; 140pp; 151pp; 153pp; 93pp; 47pp. Supple leaves. Leather covered boards; black book tape on spine; marbled page edges. Inner hinges have been expertly reinforced. Contents clean, tight, odor-free, textually unmarked. Illustrated with engravings. Former college library volume with customary labels and stamps.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Very nice blind stamped designs on covers and spine with gold lettering and design on spine which is bright. The covers are in very good condition for their age. Light wear and bumping on corners and upper edges. Chipping and wear to spine ends with a small piece missing on the bottom spine end. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Inside front hinge is cracked but still firmly attached. Yellowing and light soiling to page ends. Inside hinge is weak in places but still firmly attached. Text is yellowed due to age with occasional foxing or soiling to front margins. Occasional uncut pages. The illustrations, some being full page are in very good condition. Part I details th general aspect and the apparent motions of the heavens. Part II is a description of the superior planets of the Solar System. A very interesting book with a beautiful cover that is in very good condition for its age. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Full leather binding, gilt-stamped spine. Leather is split along spine edges. Former ownership and college library stamps on endpapers. Contents textually unmarked, tight, clean, odor-free.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Full brown leather, Black leather spne label. Four raised bands Prev.owner name on the front endpaper. . illustrated with engravings Foxing to the endpapers,Moderate scuffing to the extremities., hinges in very sturdy condition. 1)On The Mental Illumination and Moral Improvement of Mankind, 215pp, 2)An Essay on the Sin and the Evils of Coveetousness, 126pp. 3) Celestial Scenery, 181pp, 4)The Sidereal Heavens, 193pp. 5)The Practical Astonomer196pp.Thomas Dick was a British church minister, science teacher and writer, known for his works on astronomy and practical philosophy, combining science and Christianity, and arguing for a harmony between the two. Size: Thick Octavo. The Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. (illustrator). Book.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Fifth Thousand. Full calf leather binding. Covers have narrow edge line design and gold highlited crimping type mark on cover edges. Spine is very ornate with five cordbands.Second cordband down has been partial rubbed away. Gold colored designs between bands except second from top where a paste-on black title label was; missing on this volume. Some missing material in the spine headpiece. Tan/pink endpapers. Silk marker ribbon and polished edges. Some small scratches and scrapes on leather. Some foxing spots on pages near ends. Tight, sound and unmarked. 551 pages. We have three similar bound books by the same author. This and our #'s 00970 & 009671. I'm guessing all were a rebind for a private library. Alll have very small, printed "white.24 pall mall" at very bottom of frontflyleaf rear. Will group all three if interested. 4 1/2 X 7 1/2. Charts (illustrator).…

Illustrated by b&w engraved figures and plates in first 6/12 sctions. First separate US edition. "Harper's Stereotype Edition". Portions previously appearing 1816-1823 in various publications. Original period full speckled calf, 6 gilt spine bands and black title stamped gilt. 14x9 cm. pp. xv, (1) 17-442, (6) Boys and Girls Library Ad. Very Good. Foxing starting, light cover wear. An attempt by a Scottish minister and scientist to replace fear-based superstition and ignorance with rational thinking and knowledge via natural knowledge. "Knowledge is Power -Lord Bacon". …

Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Thousand. Full calf leather binding. Covers have narrow edge line design and gold highlited crimping type mark on cover edges.Spine is very ornate with five cordbands. Gold colored designs between bands except second from top where a paste-on black title label was; missing on this volume. Label fragment is laid-in front endpapers. Tan/pink endpapers. Silk marker ribbon and polished edges. Some small scratches and scrapes on leather. Tissue frontspiece guard. Tissue between pages of chart pages 20/21 is laid-in loose. Upper corners pages 403/414 have soft fold from being jammed. Tight, sound and unmarked. 584 pages. We have three similar bound books by the same author. This and our #'s 00969 & 009670. I'm guessing all were a rebind for a private library. Alll have very small, printed "white.24 pall mall" at very bottom of frontflyleaf rear. Will group all three if interested. 4 1/2 X 7 1/2. Charts (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New edition. 12mo. 303 + (3)pp. Bw engraved issue guarded portrait frontis. Contemporary gilt tooled full leather binding, raised bands with gilt devices between + gilt lettering on spine, extensive floral scrolling cartouche + Greek style freeze around edges + large scrolling devices at corners on front. All edges gilt, Original yellow eps. Neat 3 line pencil dedication on fep. Covers : very slight rubs at corners, faint rubs along spine edges, very slight bow to boards else very attractive. Contents : slight browning to pages, offsetting on to tissue guard else clean, tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. VG.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1842 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. Pages: 319 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: 319.…