ELEMENTS OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, Arranged Under the Following Heads: Matter and Motion, The Universe, The Solar System, The Fixed Stars, The Earth considered as a Planet, The Atmosphere, Meteors, Springs, Rivers, and the Sea, Fossils, Plants, Animals, The Human Frame, AND THE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING. [Four lines from Lamb]

Parke, James P., publisher.

Published by Philadelphia: Published by James P. Parke, no. 119, Market Street, 1807., 1807

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- Tricesimo-secondo (32mo), 5-1/2 inches high by 3-3/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in full brown calf titled between gilt bands on the spine. The covers are rubbed & scuffed with chipping to the tail of the spine and top inner corner of the front cover. The leather is split along the front joint and the rear cover is detached. Pages [i]-vii, [2], 10-235, & [3],illustrated with a frontispiece. There is an error in paging, page 144 is numbered 194. The pages are slightly toned with some offsetting and occasional foxing and a few page corners are creased. Good. First edition. Printed by Kimber, Conrad & Co."[T]his little compendium [has] been arranged for the juvenile enquirer." - from the preface.At the foot of the frontispiece: "Pub. by James P. Parke, no. 119 High St Philad.". Seller Inventory # 98801

Bibliographic Details

Title: ELEMENTS OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, Arranged ...

Publisher: Philadelphia: Published by James P. Parke, no. 119, Market Street, 1807.

Publication Date: 1807

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition