The Natural History of the Pachydermes, or Thick-Skinned Quadrupeds; Consisting of the Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Tapir, Hog &c.
de Sir William Jardine, Bart
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Collectible - Good
- ISBN 10
- 9110779086
- ISBN 13
- 9789110779082
- Librería
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: W.H. Kizars, 1836. Hardcover. Collectible - Good. The Naturalist's Library, Mammalia Vol. V. 12mo in a 19th century binding of 3/4 red leather over marbled paper; raised bands with gilt spine titles; marbled endsheets; engraved frontis portrait of Sloane, with tissue guard; half title with steel engraving; 248pp with 30 plates collated. Most of the plates are hand-tinted. Just a Good copy: leather moderately rubbed, corners rubbed through, spine titles barely legible, a couple of scuffs to the boards, p.o. bookplate, binding tight, interior clean, plates undamaged.
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- Librería
- Dunaway Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 194168
- Título
- The Natural History of the Pachydermes, or Thick-Skinned Quadrupeds; Consisting of the Elephant, Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Tapir, Hog &c.
- Autor
- Sir William Jardine, Bart
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Collectible - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 9110779086
- ISBN 13
- 9789110779082
- Editorial
- W.H. Kizars
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1836
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
