Ver a tamaño completo.
Nature's Wonderland (Four Volumes) : Or Short Talks on Natural History for Young and Old
de Kingsley, J. Sterling; Brec, Edward
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, spines sunned and stained, faint foxing to endpapers, but othe
- Librería
-
Selkirk, New York, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
NY: F. R. Niglutsch. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, spines . sunned and stained, faint foxing to endpapers, but otherwise clean and . bright interiors.. 1894. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint of 1890 edition. In four volumes, uniformly bound in brown gilt-blocked cloth. All edges gilt. Each volume contains hundreds of black and white plates and small engravings, as well as some chromolithograph plates. Tight bindings. Vol. I - Invertebrates, Crustacea, and Insects. Color plates of Mayflies, Starfish & Worms, and Hercules Beetle. Vol. II - Fishes, Reptiles, and Birds. Color plates of Grey Kingfisher, Paradise Fish, Crocodiles, Cranes, and Birds of Paradise. Vol. III - Mammals and The Natural History of Man, Part One. Color plates of Lion, Chimpanzee, Arabs. Vol. IV - The Natural History of Man, Part Two. Color plate of Eskimos. A handsome, if heavy, set. The black and white plates of the invertebrates are particularly lovely. A good example of the Victorian fascination with cataloguing the natural world and creating hierarchies among its peoples and cultures. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 38384
- Título
- Nature's Wonderland (Four Volumes) : Or Short Talks on Natural History for Young and Old
- Autor
- Kingsley, J. Sterling; Brec, Edward
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, spines sunned and stained, faint foxing to endpapers, but othe
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Reprint
- Editorial
- F. R. Niglutsch
- Lugar de publicación
- NY
- Fecha de publicación
- 1894
- Palabras clave
- Victorian Natural History, Engravings, ZOOLOGY
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Natural History;
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
Términos de venta
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
Sobre el vendedor
Old Saratoga Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Selkirk, New York
Sobre Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Categorías de este libro
Also Recommended
-
-
-
-
-
¡Ahorra un 10% en cada compra!
Únete al Biblioclub y empieza a ahorrar un 10% enn todas tus compras.
$29.95 / Año
