A History of British Fossil Reptiles: Volume I [Signed by Richard Owen]
de Richard Owen
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable
- Librería
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Cassell & Company Ltd, 1884. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1884. First Edition. 657 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Volume I only. Limited edition to 170 copies, of which this is copy 71. Flat signed by the author, Richard Owen. Library copy, with expected inserts, stamps and inscriptions. Black and white illustrations throughout. Severe cracking to front hinge causing board to come away from text block. Rear hinge is slightly cracked, exposing netting. Binding throughout remains firm. Rough-cut pages have mild tanning with faint dust marks. Slightly more pronounced tanning to edges and endpapers. Minor chipping and tearing to edges, as expected. Thumb-marking to endpapers and pastedowns. Boards have moderate edge wear with corner bumping. Visible tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Noticeable splits to spine ends with loss to edges. Minor fraying to corners. Faint rubbed marks and scratches to both boards.
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- Librería
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1710421820BMP
- Título
- A History of British Fossil Reptiles: Volume I [Signed by Richard Owen]
- Autor
- Richard Owen
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Cassell & Company Ltd
- Fecha de publicación
- 1884
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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...
- Acceptable
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- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.