Glaucus; or the Wonders of the Shore
de KINGSLEY, Charles;
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Cambridge, Macmillan and Co, 1859, Fourth edition, early editions had no color plates. . original pictorial gilt cloth, spine with elaborate gilt decorations and title lettering, light wear at spine edges, all edges gilted, clean, unmarked, very good+ condition. . 12mo 17 x 12 cm]; [viii], 230, 16 (ads, dated 1859) pp, 12 fine col plates at end (each with guard leaf), includes the half title page. . Freeman 2094. BMNH catalogue p 982. There were many later editions by this author of 'Westward Ho'. The first few editions had no color plates, which are the most interesting feature of the book, being mainly underwater scenes of marine creatures. A picture of this book is available on request by email.
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- Título
- Glaucus; or the Wonders of the Shore
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- KINGSLEY, Charles;
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Original pictorial gilt cloth, spine with elaborate gilt decorations and title lettering, light wear at spine edges, all edges g
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- Cambridge, Macmillan and Co, 1859, Fourth edition, early editions had no color plates.
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- 12mo 17 x 12 cm]; [viii], 230, 1
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- Nature - Marine & Fresh Water Biology;
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- 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...
- Half Title
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 12mo
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