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The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa. Vols I & II. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology, Vol VII & VIII
de William Swainson, Sir William Jardine - editor
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/N
- Librería
-
Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
EDINBURGH: W H LIZARS, 1837 A very good copy of the 1st edition of The Birds of Western Africa, in 2 volumes in the original publisher's cloth binding with 64 hand coloured plates. The bindings have been rebacked, preserving the original spines and endpapers, and are clean, sound and tight. Vol I had lost the top section of the spine with some of the decorative title. It is only slightly sunned at the edge of the boards which have light wear as do the corners. The spine and board edges to Vol II are more sunned with wear to corners. Vol I: volume listing; half title; black and white frontispiece portrait of Bruce; hand coloured vignette title page; 2 further title pages; advert; contents listing; Memoir of Bruce; text with black and white illustrations and 32 hand coloured plates; and a publisher's listing.286pp. Vol II: volume listing; half title; frontispiece portrait of Le Vaillant; hand coloured vignette title page; 2 further title pages; text with black and white illustrations and 32 hand coloured plates. 263 pp. The original green endpapers have been preserved with professional repair at the joints. Some text is unopened in Vol I, which is very clean internally with well coloured plates. Vol II is also very clean and bright. The paper is slightly more toned with more offsetting and browning to tissue guards. On plate 21 there is a slight paint run from the colouring of the bird's beak. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.
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- Librería
- E C Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 033051
- Título
- The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa. Vols I & II. The Naturalist's Library. Ornithology, Vol VII & VIII
- Autor
- William Swainson, Sir William Jardine - editor
- Ilustrador
- William Swainson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- N
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- W H LIZARS
- Lugar de publicación
- EDINBURGH
- Fecha de publicación
- 1837
- Tamaño
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- ornithology; victorian bird books; jardine; naturalist's library; william swainson; african birds
- Catálogos del vendedor
- NATURAL HISTORY; birds;
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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E C Books
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Sobre E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
