English Barometers 1680-1860

Nicholas Goodison

Verlag: Antique Collectors' Club, Suffolk, 1977

Beschreibung

A new and revised edition of this profusely illustrated work on English barometers from 1680 to 1860, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A new and revised edition of this work.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.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, four plates in colour, one hundred and ninety-four plates in black-and-white, and eight drawings. Collated and complete.Written by Nicholas Goodison, former President of the Furniture History Society. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart, with just a touch of wear and sunning, and a very small amount of edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 837J13

Bibliografische Details

Titel: English Barometers 1680-1860

Verlag: Antique Collectors' Club, Suffolk

Erscheinungsdatum: 1977

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed

Art des Buches: book