J. H. Pepper - Cyclopaedic Science Simplified - 1876





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J. H. Peppers Cyclopaedic Science Simplified er en førsteutgave i hardback på engelsk, utgitt av London Frederick Warne & Co. i 1876, 685 sider, rikt illustrert med fargerik frontispiece, i meget god stand.
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J. H. Pepper - Cyclopaedic Science Simplified.
Published by: London. Frederick Warne & Co. undated 1876.
A well-preserved, early edition copy of John Henry Pepper's "Cyclopaedic Science Simplified", a landmark work of Victorian popular science. While the publisher's imprint remains undated, a clean, contemporary owner's inscription on the front free endpaper firmly places this specific copy in 1876.
The author, John Henry Pepper—celebrated chemist, director of London's Royal Polytechnic Institution, and inventor of the famous "Pepper's Ghost" theatrical illusion—compiled this volume to demystify 19th-century scientific breakthroughs.
Condition Report:
Binding: Original cloth boards. The front cover features crisp, bright gilt stamping of the title alongside an intricate gilt-stamped ocean scene. Minor shelf wear to spine ends and corners as expected with age.
Interior: 685 pages 19.5 x 15.0 in dimension. The content is exceptionally clean, crisp, and tightly bound. Free from heavy foxing or modern markings, retaining only the neat 1876 provenance inscription on the front free page.
Illustrations: Heavily illustrated with a wealth of fine black and white technical drawings throughout. Complete with the striking colour frontispiece of spectrum analysis.
Photos supplement descriptions.
"Please View & Used the photos for Part of Description & Further Condition Details"!!!
Ship tracked & Insured.
J. H. Pepper - Cyclopaedic Science Simplified.
Published by: London. Frederick Warne & Co. undated 1876.
A well-preserved, early edition copy of John Henry Pepper's "Cyclopaedic Science Simplified", a landmark work of Victorian popular science. While the publisher's imprint remains undated, a clean, contemporary owner's inscription on the front free endpaper firmly places this specific copy in 1876.
The author, John Henry Pepper—celebrated chemist, director of London's Royal Polytechnic Institution, and inventor of the famous "Pepper's Ghost" theatrical illusion—compiled this volume to demystify 19th-century scientific breakthroughs.
Condition Report:
Binding: Original cloth boards. The front cover features crisp, bright gilt stamping of the title alongside an intricate gilt-stamped ocean scene. Minor shelf wear to spine ends and corners as expected with age.
Interior: 685 pages 19.5 x 15.0 in dimension. The content is exceptionally clean, crisp, and tightly bound. Free from heavy foxing or modern markings, retaining only the neat 1876 provenance inscription on the front free page.
Illustrations: Heavily illustrated with a wealth of fine black and white technical drawings throughout. Complete with the striking colour frontispiece of spectrum analysis.
Photos supplement descriptions.
"Please View & Used the photos for Part of Description & Further Condition Details"!!!
Ship tracked & Insured.

