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The Ocean World: Being a Description of The Sea and Some of its Inhabitants.
de Louis Figuier
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Cassell Petter & Galpin, [1872]. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None stated. The new edition of this illustrated work on the ocean and it's inhabitants by Louis Figuier. The new edition, revised by E. Perceval Wright. In a full calf prize binding for 'Boston Grammar School'. With a frontispiece, vignettes and 30 plates. Collated complete. This work on the ocean was written by Louis Figuier. Figuier was a French scientist and writer, with this work being translated from the original French. The work provides a description of the ocean, marine animals and the way humans work and live off the ocean, including an overview of the use of sea salts and the fishing industry. Undated. Dated by a copy held at the British Library. In a full calf prize binding for 'Boston Grammar School'. Externally very smart with marks to the boards, slight rubbing to the spine, joints and extremities and light fading to the spine. Missing front free endpaper with the odd minor mark to the rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright pages with light spotting throughout, heavier to the front and rear. Plate 'VII' mis-bound, facing pp. 236 instead of pp.239. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 878Z17
- Título
- The Ocean World: Being a Description of The Sea and Some of its Inhabitants.
- Autor
- Louis Figuier
- Ilustrador
- None stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Cassell Petter & Galpin
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- [1872]
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Ocean Marine Biology Louis Figuier Marine Biology
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
