Author: Nicholas Goodison
Title: English Barometers 1680-1860 a History of Domestic Barometers and Their Makers
Description: London, Cassell and Company, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A charming look into the history of barometers in England, from 1680 to 1860. Including chapters on the operation of a barometer, varieties of barometers, early barometers in the seventeenth century, makers and barometers during the early eighteenth century, and makers and barometers in the nineteenth-century. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, many colour and monochrome plates, and many monochrome in-text illustrations.Written by Nicholas Goodison, former President of the Furniture History Society.Including a tipped-in newspaper article from 2001 about the success of furniture dealers in London. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with a small amount of shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper very smart and bright, with some light edgewear and a small amount of fading to the spine. A small closed tear to the tail of the fold of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: clocks barometers english british barometers antique Not Stated
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Title: English Barometers 1680-1860 a History of Domestic Barometers and Their Makers
Description: London, Cassell and Company, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.A charming look into the history of barometers in England, from 1680 to 1860. Including chapters on the operation of a barometer, varieties of barometers, early barometers in the seventeenth century, makers and barometers during the early eighteenth century, and makers and barometers in the nineteenth-century. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, many colour and monochrome plates, and many monochrome in-text illustrations.Written by Nicholas Goodison, former President of the Furniture History Society.Including a tipped-in newspaper article from 2001 about the success of furniture dealers in London. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with a small amount of shelf wear. Original unclipped dust wrapper very smart and bright, with some light edgewear and a small amount of fading to the spine. A small closed tear to the tail of the fold of the front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: clocks barometers english british barometers antique Not Stated
Price: GBP 74.00 = appr. US$ 105.67 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 799J11
- Book number: 799J11
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