{"product_id":"popular-scientific-recreations-gaston-tissandier-new-and-enlarged-edition","title":"Popular Scientific Recreations, Gaston Tissandier — New and Enlarged Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Ward, Lock \u0026amp; Bowden, Limited, [c. 1895]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo, pp. x, 884.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. The volume presents exceptionally well, shielding its striking original red cloth binding beneath an aftermarket clear plastic wrapper that has evidently preserved the brilliant vibrancy of the gilt and black tooling. The binding remains remarkably tight and square for a heavy Victorian tome of this size, exhibiting only trivial rubbing to the spine ends and corners without any significant structural weakness. Internally, the pages are highly clean and supple, showing merely light and uniform age-toning to the text block edges and minor, isolated foxing to the preliminary leaves. The hinges are perfectly sound, entirely avoiding the cracking and separation that is typically endemic to these profusely illustrated, heavy-paper texts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: This 'New and Enlarged Edition' represents a substantial expansion of the author's original work, profusely illustrated with nearly 900 engravings that capture the golden age of parlour science and mechanical experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe present copy features an 1898–99 Bolton School Board (Central Higher Grade School) presentation prize bookplate affixed to the front paste-down, awarded to Jas. Percy Haslam for 'Regular and Punctual Attendance.' Copies of this specific enlarged printing that retain such vivid, unfaded original cloth are distinctly uncommon on the open market, as these instructional works were typically subjected to heavy, destructive use by their youthful Victorian readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA veritable treasure trove of Victorian ingenuity, \u003ci\u003ePopular Scientific Recreations\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating window into late-nineteenth-century scientific education and domestic amusement. Translated and adapted from Gaston Tissandier's acclaimed \u003ci\u003eLes Récréations Scientifiques\u003c\/i\u003e, this encyclopaedic volume demystifies the principles of physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy through hundreds of practical, hands-on experiments designed for the home. Accompanied by intricate engravings, it remains an enchanting guide to the scientific marvels and mechanical parlour tricks that captivated the era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54577598300499,"sku":"5079","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_105539.jpg?v=1786623132","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/popular-scientific-recreations-gaston-tissandier-new-and-enlarged-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}