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Birds of Britain
de J. Lewis Bonhote
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1907. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". H. E. Dresser. A smart first edition of this illustrated work on the birds found across Britain. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred colour plates. Collated complete. A detailed ornithological study on the birds of Britain as well as those that visit, with commentary on their characteristics, habits, plumage, song, and more. Written by John Lewis James Bonhote, an English zoologist, ornithologist, and writer. Illustrated by Henry Eeles Dresser, an English business man, ornithologist, and illustrator. Rebacked in the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light shelf wear to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. A small closed tear to the half title. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 888T17
- Título
- Birds of Britain
- Autor
- J. Lewis Bonhote
- Ilustrador
- H. E. Dresser
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Adam and Charles Black
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1907
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6.5"
- Palabras clave
- Birds Britain Bonhote Dresser Britain
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
