Remarkable Books: The World's Most Historic and Significant Works (DK History Changers)
Language: English
Published by DK, New York, 2017
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Catterson Vintage Books, Clinton, NY, U.S.A.Catterson Vintage Books
AbeBooks seller since August 27, 2024
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 55.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Here is another book about books.a book to tease any book collector. Please find: "Remarkable Books- A Celebration of the World's Most Beautiful and Historic Works" by Father Michael Collins, et al. According to the flap of the dust jacket, this book: ".examines more than 80 of the world's most celebrated and historically iimportant written works. Spectacular features show why each of the books is considered influential, beautiful, groundbreaking, or thought-provoking. Every title is analyzed visually, with annotated details that draw out key elements, setting it in context and enabling you to see it as its first readers would have." Condition: This book is in near fine condition. The dust jacket has a bit of light rolling to the top edge but is otherwise, without wear or blemish. The rest of the book is clean and bright, from cover to cover. There is a sales sticker on the rear panel of the dust jacket. This book is not ex-library or a remainder.
Seller Inventory # 4432
- Title
- Remarkable Books: The World's Most Historic and Significant Works (DK History Changers)
- Author
- DK
- Publisher
- DK, New York
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1465463623
- ISBN 13
- 9781465463623
- Illustrator
- DK Images
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 4 pounds
- Dimensions
- 10 inches width by 12.25 inches height by 0.85 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Book Collecting
Remarkable Books features 75 of the world’s most momentous titles – from The Art of War to Anne Frank’s Diary – and reveals their far-ranging impact.
Books are the medium through which scientists, storytellers, and philosophers introduce their ideas. Discover seminal religious and political titles, cornerstones of science such as On the Origin of Species, and ancient texts such as the I Ching, which is still used today to answer fundamental questions about human existence.
Get up close to see fascinating details, such as Vesalius’ exquisite anatomical illustrations in Epitome, Leonardo da Vinci’s annotated notebooks, or the hand-decorated pages in the Gutenberg Bible. Discover why Euclid’s Elements of Geometry was the most influential maths title ever published, and marvel at rare treasures such as the Aubin Codex, which tells the history of the Aztecs and the early Spanish colonial period in Mexico.
Remarkable Books gathers stories, diaries, scientific treatises, plays, dictionaries, and religious texts into a stunning celebration of the power of books.
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About the Author
Michael Collins is a native of Ireland and studied theology at the University College Dublin. He has taught in a number of universities, including the American University of Rome; John Cabot University; and Duquesne University, Rome Campus, and he currently serves in St. Mary's Church in Dublin. Michael Collins has authored many books, including DK's The Vatican and Pope Francis: A Photographic Story of the People's Pope, and has been featured on CBS News's 60 Minutes.
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Catterson Vintage Books
Clinton, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 27, 2024
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 13 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 0.00 | US$ 24.20 |
Payment methods
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Store description
An avid book collector with fifty years plus of accumulation, once trained with a curator of rare books & manuscripts, now offering parts of his collections, new and old, for sale as part of a complete downsizing effort.
Specialty
vintage and collectible books, RareSeller's business information
Catterson Vintage Books
NY, U.S.A.
Terms of sale
Individual seller based in New York State selling off a 50+ year collection of vintage and rare books. Doing business as Catterson Vintage Books of Clinton New York.
Shipping terms
All books will be carefully packaged, typically in plastic, with bubble-wrap padding and cardboard protection. Books will be quickly shipped, usually within one business day of completion of the transaction. This seller is mother tongue English speaker but can understand and respond in Spanish (fluent), French (good) and Italian (fair) having lived in countries where these languages are spoken.
Within the United States, Media Mail thru the U.S. Postal System will be the default shipping method. Buyers may specify that they wish to use an alternative method, such as Priority Mail. For International and Canadian buyers, shipments will be sent via International First Class Mail if they are within the 4 lb weight limit for that postal category. Beyond that, International Priority mail would be the probable option.