In this unique study--combining history, science, and anthropology--Casati discusses the famous and the obscure who, armed with imagination and creativity, struggled with the concept of shadow and provided explanations of and uses for these constant companions.
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In this unique study--combining history, science, and anthropology--Casati discusses the famous and the obscure who, armed with imagination and creativity, struggled with the concept of shadow and provided explanations of and uses for these constant companions.
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Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Fine in Very Good jacket White transparent dustjacket. Light wrinkling to jacket, with a few short closed tears to bottom edge of jacket on rear cover.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, fine in fine white dj. Giftable. Discusses the famous and the obscure who, armed with imagination and creativity, struggled with the concept of shadow and provided us with explanations and uses for our constant companion. 230pp. Appendix, Bibliographic Notes, Index of Names.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First American edition. Translated from the Italian by Abigail Asher. Illustrated. Owner notes on the front fly else fine in fine dustwrapper. Author photo laid in.
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As New in As New jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover, white boards and dust-jacket lettered in dark gray. 230 pages. Appendix, Bibliographic Notes, Index of Names. Translated from the Italian by Abigail Asher. First American edition, first printing. The science of shadows from the work of ancient astronomers, through Galileo and da Vinci, to the present day, Casati's is the first book to address the subject and he does it brilliantly. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and like new copy. Dust-jacket now in new Brodart cover. As new in an as new dust-jacket.
