An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
Isaac Asimov
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1965
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The sci-fi legend Asimov covers the underlying principles of using the slide rule in this book, starting with simple mathematics, all the way up to logarithms. This book serves both for the unfamiliar to those comfortable using a slide rule but want to expand their knowledge. This is a stated first printing, with cover art of slide rules in pink, peach, and orange on the front and back covers. The title is in pink and orange print on the front cover in front of a black background. The book is clothbound in orange with a slide rules printed in black along the front edge. The dust jacket has some loss and rubbing to the topmost part of the spine and smaller chips, tears, and rubbing along the edges and corners. An original price of 3.50 is printed in the inner flap of the front DJ cover. The book also has some wear to the corners and the top and bottom edges of the spine. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 2021-L84
Bibliographic Details
Title: An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: William Barss
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.
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An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule 1965 [LeatherBound]
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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1965 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: 166 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: 166 Isaac Asimov. Seller Inventory # LB990004369097
An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Clean, unmarked pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1270828763
An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
Published by
Fawcett Premier, 1967
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Soft cover
First Edition
Seller: Andersons Asimov Books, Lake Oswego, OR, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Asimov An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule, Fawcett Premier 1967. As new (never read) soft cover with all 158 pages tightly bound with no marks of any kind. Price on the cover is $0.75 cents. "#66" is written on the top page edges. "A slide rule," he says, "doesn't seem as impressive as a giant electronic computer, but it has many advantages. It is small enough to put in your pocket, it need not cost more than a couple of dollars, it can't go out of order, and, best of all, it can solve almost any numerical problem that you meet up with under ordinary circumstances. To add to all that, it is simple to operate. If you know grade-school arithmetic, you can use a slide rule, even though you may not quite see how it works!". Seller Inventory # 000214
An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
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Ronald Whiting & Wheaton, 1966
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First Edition
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ex-Library. The jacket is bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. Library markings. Old tape marks on the inner part of the jacket. Few rubber stamps. Minor scarring on the last end page. Internally clean and tightly bound.[P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # cszo
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An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
Published by
A Fawcett Book
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Internally clean. Slight wear to front cover edge. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1560524508
An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
Published by
Fawcett Premier, NY, 1965
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Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Andersons Asimov Books, Lake Oswego, OR, U.S.A.
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Asimov, An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule, Fawcett Premier, NY. True first edition, first print, no other print dates. 1965. No dust jacket. As new (never read) soft cover with all 158 pages plus 2 for index are tightly bound with no marks of any kind. Price on the cover is marked out. See Photos. Black and white illustrations by EXXX. w-4.25, h- 7.0, d - 0.50 weight 0.245 lbs ISBN None In this book, Professor Asimov, noted scientist, teacher, and author, introduces the reader to the delights of the slide rule. "A slide rule," he says, "doesn't seem as impressive as a giant electronic computer, but it has many advantages. It is small enough to bit in your pocket, it need not cost more than a ouple dollars, it can't go out of order, and, best of all, it can solve almost any numerical problems that you meet up with under ordinary circumstances. To add to all that, it is simple to operate. If you know grade-school arithmetic, you can use a slide rule, even though you may not quite see how it works!" Box 13. Seller Inventory # ABE-1772501388872
An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule.
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1965
ISBN 10: 0395065755
ISBN 13: 9780395065754
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Hardcover
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked interior text. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1855581632
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An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
Published by
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1965
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Books Again, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First Edition. Hardcover, 187 pp. Non authorial gift inscription on front endpaper, ex-library copy with evidence of glue and paper remnants inside both front and rear cover, missing the rear endpaper, foxing to the page edges, else a very good copy with clean text in a good only dust jacket (damage to the edge of the front and rear flaps where they were glued and removed from the pastedowns. Despite the flaws a reasonably attractive and scarce book. Now protected in an archival cover. Seller Inventory # 3022
An Easy Introduction To The Slide Rule
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Dela Duende Books, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIFTH PRINTING--copyright page is visible in photo. Book has light foxing on top text block--visible in photo. Jacket has an inked number on front flap near $4.95 price, an abrasion at top of spine, and a small hole near bottom of spine--all visible in photos. Interior content of book is as new. Seller Inventory # 133-AI
An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule
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Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
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Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 21U38_38_B000JRDD7Q