Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals
de Lee, Mrs R
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Very Good
- Librería
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Grant and Griffith, 1852. Fascinating accounts of the behaviour af many & varied animals. Beautifully illustrated with B&W Plates by Harrison Weir. Frontis illustration shows one Monkey painting another with whitewash "The Monkey Painter". Other animals include; Bats, Bears, Badgers, Wolves, Dogs, Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Cats, Squirrels, Rats, Elephants, Hogs, Rhinoceroses, Horses, The Ass, Camels, Llamas, Deer, Goats and more. Contemporary Green Calf Half-Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt title on Red ground in 2nd compartment with attractive Gilt Decoration filling the others. Marbled paper-covered-boards with large Leather Corners. Endpapers and all page edges Marbles (Combed Pattern). 384 Pages, 370g, 6 1/2" Tall. Antique Gift inscription on back of frontis dated 1852. Another beneath dated 1895. Old bookseller note penciled on ffep. No other inscriptions. Only a very occasional spot of foxing. most pages in very good, clean condition. Some edge wear to leather and a tiny bit missing from top corner of spine (see photos). Hinges sound & Binding firm. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Half-Leather. Near Very Good. Illus. by Weir, Harrison. Book.
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- Librería
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 013859
- Título
- Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals
- Autor
- Lee, Mrs R
- Ilustrador
- Weir, Harrison
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Very Good
- Editorial
- Grant and Griffith
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1852
- Palabras clave
- NATURE/ANIMALS/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Antiquarian Books; Illustrated Books; Nature;
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