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A History of British Birds
de (Bewick, Thomas)
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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Newcastle: Longman and Rees, 1803. Third edition. Two volumes I: 346pp.; II: 400pp.. Small quarto (6" x 10"), full polished calf with four raised bands, recent black and brown gilt labels, and with blind devices in three panels. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers, Turn-ins are decorated in blind. Early nineteenth century nameplate of Doune. Edges lightly worn. Covers scuffed. Minor occasional foxing. Volume one has been re-backed with the original spine. Labels are recent on both volumes. This edition has 15 additional illustrations as well as some text revisions. Beautiful wood engravings by Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) throughout. Volume I is the land birds, and volume II is the water birds.
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- Librería
- Austin's Antiquarian Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 19447
- Título
- A History of British Birds
- Autor
- (Bewick, Thomas)
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Third edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Longman and Rees
- Lugar de publicación
- Newcastle
- Fecha de publicación
- 1803
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Natural History; Thomas Bewick; Wood Engravings; English Birds; British Birds; Auk
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Austin's Antiquarian Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Wilmington, Vermont
Sobre Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- Raised Band(s)
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