Parke, James P., publisher.

Elements of Natural Philosophy, Arranged Under the Following Heads: Matter and Motion, the Universe, the Solar System, the Fixed Stars, the Earth Considered As a Planet, the Atmosphere, Meteors, Springs, Rivers, and the Sea, Fossils, Plants, Animals, the Human Frame, and the Human Understanding. [Four Lines from Lamb]

Philadelphia: Published by James P. Parke, no. 119, Market Street, 1807. 1807. - Tricesimo-secondo (32mo), 5-1/2 inches high by 3-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in full brown calf titled between gilt bands on the spine. The covers are rubbed & scuffed with chipping to the tail of the spine and top inner corner of the front cover. The leather is split along the front joint and the rear cover is detached. Pages [i]-vii, [2], 10-235, & [3],illustrated with a frontispiece. There is an error in paging, page 144 is numbered 194. The pages are slightly toned with some offsetting and occasional foxing and a few page corners are creased. Good.

First edition. Printed by Kimber, Conrad & Co.

"[T]his little compendium [has] been arranged for the juvenile enquirer.." - from the preface.

At the foot of the frontispiece: "Pub. by James P. Parke, no. 119 High St Philad. Good .

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Book number: 98801

Catalogue: Children's & Illustrated

Keywords: CHILDREN'S BOOK; ELEMENTS OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICS; ASTRONOMY; GEOLOGY; NATURAL HISTORY; LEATHER BINDING; JUVENILE LITERATURE; MATTER; MOTION; ANATOMY; SOLAR SYSTEM; THE UNIVERSE; FIXED STARS; PLANETS; ATMOSPHERE; METEORS; SPRINGS; RIVERS; THE S

Waltham, David

Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional - and What that Means for Life in the Universe

Gebonden, hardcover, inclusief stofomslag; 2014; Icon Books Limited; 225pp.; Conditie: Goed; Hardcover with silver print, dust jacket.; Engels; ISBN10: 1848316569, ISBN13: 9781848316560

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Book number: 285303

Catalogue: Wetenschap/Astronomie

Keywords: Ruimtevaart, Astronomie