Description: Popular Lectures on Science and Art - Two Volumes, Dionysus Lardner, published by Greeley & McElrath, 3/4 leather w/ marbled boards, illustrated, two volume set, 8vo. In good condition. Nicely bound. Boards show typical wear along edges and corners. Abrasions on marbled boards. Beautiful gilt work on spine still bright. Bright marbled end papers. Foxing on end papers. Mild rippling throughout from previous humidity exposure. Unmarked. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Beautiful illustrations. Dionysus Lardner was an Irish scientific writer who popularized science and technology and edited the 133-volume Cabinet Cyclopedia. Lardner is mentioned in Karl Marx’s Das Kapital and was well respected as an economist. He was involved in the founding of the University of London and the first person hold post of Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy there. He was influential in publicizing Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine. RAREA1884AFGA.
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Year Printed: 1846
Binding: 3/4 Leather
Author: Dionysus Lardner
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Greeley & McElrath
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
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