The naturalist in La Plata.
de Hudson, W. H
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London, Chapman and Hall, 1892. Large 8vo (22.2 x 14.1 cm). viii, 388 pp., 40 pp. of Catalogue of books of Chapman and Hall; tissue-guarded frontispiece; three full-sized plates, numerous text engravings. Original green, pictorial cloth with vignette on front board and gilt title on the spine. Black endpapers. First edition, first printing (with the Febrary 1892 publisher's catalogue). A very popular account on the Natural History in this part of Argentina. This first edition was printed in 1,000 copies; foloowed the same year by a second printing of another 750 copies. The illustrations are by the great Dutch natural history illustrator Joseph Smit (1836-1929). Fore edge uncut. Naive bookplate of John Ferrier on the front free endpaper recto; blind stamp on the title. A bit cocked, otherwise a very good copy in original state.
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We specialise in old and rare books on Natural History, History of Science, Science, Anthropology, Travel/Exploration, Photography, Decorative Arts & Design. We offer a great range of material priced between Euro 10 and Euro 100.000. We also have a big stock of periodicals on the above subjects. Some more precise categories are: Zoology, Faunal Works, Ornithology, Ichtyology, Molluscs, Herpetology, Entomology, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Arachnology, Botany, Florae, Medicinal Plants, Mycology, General Sciences, General Natural History, Encyclopedia, History of Science, Earth sciences, Geology, Congresses, Regional Earth, Sciences, Expeditions, Palaeontology, Micropalaeontology, Palaeobotany, Palaeozoology, Fossils, Historical Geology, Mineralogy, Crystallography, Petrography, Mining, Geochemistry, Precious Stones.
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- Bookplate
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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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...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
