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With the Birds; or The Homes and Habits of Our Feathered Friends
de M. K. M
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: T. Nelson and Sons , 1875. First edition. Cloth. Good. 6" by 4". None stated. The very scarce first edition of this charming ornithological work on the habitats of birds, with coloured illustrations. The very scarce first edition of this uncommon work. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Illustrated with headpieces, illuminated letters, a full colour frontispiece and two coloured plate. This charming work provides a study on the homes and habitats of birds such as the 'greenfinch', 'magpie' and the 'rook'. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally very smart with rubbing to the extremities and joints, bumping to the extremities of the boards, minimal cockling to the boards and sight fading to the spine. Internally generally firmly bound with frontispiece tender and one plate disbound but present. Pages lightly age toned and generally clean with white marks to the verso of the frontispiece and the odd minor handling mark. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 899Z21
- Título
- With the Birds; or The Homes and Habits of Our Feathered Friends
- Autor
- M. K. M
- Ilustrador
- None stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1875
- Tamaño
- 6" by 4"
- Palabras clave
- Illustrated colour plates Ornithology birds colour plates natural science
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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.
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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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- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
