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The Work of Scientists / Book Six: Nature and Science Readers Patch, Edith M.; Howe, Harrison E.
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Hardcover. Hardcover 5th printing 1936 The Macmillan Company, NY. Cloth-covered boards with red and blue printed pictorial design--no dustjacket. Book is in Good condition: Previous owner's name (Edith M. Kepler) inked on 1st free endpaper. Text clean and unmarked. Noticeable average soiling to covers and page edges. Moderate age-tanning to pages. Edges of boards are worn, with some fraying of the cloth. Binding is solid. 'Complimentary Professional Copy' impression is stamped on outside bottom of back board. 488 pages; Index; black-and-white photos, diagrams, and illustrations. Language: English. Color frontispiece illustration showing a girl viewing a rainbow. Illustrators: Eleanor O. Eadie, R. Bruce Horsfall, Adrian J. Iorio. School textbook for ca. age 12. From Foreword: 'This reader tells you about some of the subjects scientists study and about some of the facts they have learned.' Topics by various authors include Earth Sciences and Astronomy: geologist, weather, map makers, observatory; Biology: animal defenses, plants; Physics: color, sound, floating; Science in Industry and Art: picture making (photography, printing), glass, metal, rubber; Science Helps Progress: airport, land and sea transportation, communication by electricity, New York City skyscrapers. Wonderful artwork on both front and back covers shows children admiring the Manhattan skyline. No ISBN.
Price:
40.00 USD
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