John Griscom Notes (2 results)

Published by Harper & Brothers, New York 1838
- Hardcover
Seller: UHR Books, Hollis Center, ME, U.S.A.UHR Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Harper Library Edition. Numbers 55 and 56 from the Harpers Family Library series. Includes a glossary of scientific terms and additional notes. Fold-out "view of the solar system" in Volume I plus some text illustrations in both volumes. Light wear and foxing. Book.
More imagesPublished by J. & J. Harper, New York 1833
- Hardcover
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Midway Book Store (ABAA)
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Two volume set. 16 x 9.5 cm. 16mo. 386pp, 436p. Fold-out frontispiece in volume 1. Figures. Bound in tan boards. Inscription: "Presented by the publisher to the Naval Lyceum Jany 1 1834" inside front cover of both volumes and a Naval Lyceum stamp on the second end paper and title page, effects the fro…ntispiece in volume 1. . The spine backstrips are heavily chipped and nearly completely gone. Front cover of volume 2 is weak and nearly detached. Despite the rough bindings, the interiors are quite nice. Harper's Family Library No. LV and LVI. A series of letters sent by Euler to the Princess of Anhalt-Dessau who Euler had tutored in physics. Philosophy, astronomy, optics, magnetics, longitude, electricity, weather are all.