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1957 Science and the Nation: The B.B.C. Reith Lectures for 1956
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Description
First Edition, Leather Binding, Uncommon
The first edition.
Bound by Henderson and Bisset in a full crushed morocco prize binding, with gilt dentelles.
Comprised of the Reith Lectures of 1956, which were a series of BBC radio lectures given by leading academic figures of the day, named after the corporation's first director-general, Lord Reith. This particular set of lectures were given by English Nobel-prizewinning physicist Sir Edward Appleton.
Entitled 'Science and the Nation', these lectures explored the influence of science on the country, illustrating the national need of science in fields such as education, industry and government.
Condition
Bound by Henderson and Bisset in a full crushed morocco prize binding. Externally, lovely, with light fading to the spine and board extremities. A little rubbing to the tail of the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean.
Near Fine
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