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ANIMAL BIOGRAPHY; or Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation, Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus. [complete in three volumes]
de Bingley, The Rev. W
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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London: Printed for Richard Philips, 1804. Book. Good. Full Leather. Second Edition. 8vo. 'Second edition - With Considerable Additions and Corrections.' Three volumes; pp. vol. I: xxiii, [1], 504, [8 - index] with large folding, engraved plate of a lioness and her whelps; vol. II: [2], 554; vol. III: [2], 580. Contents vol. II quadrupeds, whales, birds; vol. III: amphibious animals, fishes, insects, worms. Contemporary half brown calf with marbled paper boards, red and black title labels to gilt decorated spine. Bindings good with a some rubbing to edges, several cracks to joints inconspicuously repaired and all boards firmly attached, light chipping to the heads of the spines and corners worn and bumped. Contents very good, clean and tight. Frontispiece to vol. 1 a little creased with several expert paper repairs to the underside. [Provenance: with the armorial bookplate and signature of Henry Birkbeck to the front end paper: Norfolk family of High House estate at West Acre, Norfolk, with Grade I listed house built in 1756.] A good to very good set of the second edition..
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- Loe Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 030599
- Título
- ANIMAL BIOGRAPHY; or Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation, Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus. [complete in three volumes]
- Autor
- Bingley, The Rev. W
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Edición
- Second Edition
- Editorial
- Printed for Richard Philips
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1804
- Tamaño
- 8vo
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Natural History - General;
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- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Plate
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- Spine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
