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The Story of The Weather ~ Rambler Nature Books.
by Claxton., Willaim J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- GD/VG/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Blackie & Son Ltd., 1917-01-01. 1st Thus, 1st. Imp ?. Hardcover. GD/VG/ND. Box X42 HARDBACK ""UNCOMMON,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1914 * Publisher: Blackie & Son Ltd. * Binding and cover condition: Grey-brown cloth coloured illustration of a seascape tipped on to board with decorative frame, dark green title to face. Light bumps & rubs, spine strip missing now tape re-inforced. GD.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured and patterned end-papers. Squared design with naturalistic subjects with tree at centre. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with only light reading wear, a few minor marks to text, slight marks to fore-edge, no tanning but all edges age darkened. VG.* Illustrations: B/w photos, photos, diagrams and line drawings throughout. * Pages: 80 pp. text. i pp. blank page at rear.* Description: A Rambler Nature Book. Chapters include:- Introduction, Making a Barometer, Forecasting The Weather, A Home-Made Thermometer, Frost, Hail and Snow, Finding The Dew-Point, Setting Up The Weather Vane, Watching The Clouds, The Anemometer, How Rainfall is Measured, Sunshine and Shadow, Making a Sundial, Our Climate.* A NEAR VG text copy of the 1st. thus with some age and wear reducing it to GD. No dust jacket.* 0
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10118
- Title
- The Story of The Weather ~ Rambler Nature Books.
- Author
- Claxton., Willaim J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GD/VG/ND
- Edition
- 1st Thus, 1st. Imp ?
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Ltd.
- Date Published
- 1917-01-01
- Pages
- 81
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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