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RefNoMS/928/3/6
LevelItem
TitleBook, 'Soap-bubbles and the forces which mould them...' by Charles Vernon Boys
Date1912
DescriptionNew and enlarged edition (tenth thousand) of the work by C V Boys, with manuscript corrections in the hand of the author. The front cover has a paper label inscribed 'C.V. Boys for corrections and additions.' and this is repeated on the inner front board. The inner fly-leaf is inscribed: 'Write in English a preface for the Polish Edition, Dr Ludwig Silberstein 31.m.6, Krolewska Warsaw (Russian Poland)'.

The book is annotated. It contains a note from the Librarian of St. John's College, Cambridge, 23 March 1942 : 'Dear Sir, The enclosed turned up among Sir Joseph Larmor's books. Perhaps you might like to have it, even after this long interval'. Endorsed verso by C V Boys: 'Received with many thanks' Also present is a 1929 press cutting, a review of the monograph by Sir William Bragg.

The full bibliographic details are: 'Soap-bubbles and the forces which mould them. Being a course of three lectures delivered in the theatre of the London Institution on the afternoons of Dec. 30, 1889, Jan. 1 and 3, 1890, before a juvenile audience with which are incorporated some additional experiments', by C.V.Boys (London and Brighton: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1912).
Extent190p.
FormatPrinted
PhysicalDescriptionOrange cloth binding, illustrated.
Dimensions173x124mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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