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The Owl in Art, Myth, and Legend
de Weinstein, Krystyna
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- F/F/VG
- ISBN 10
- 1856270262
- ISBN 13
- 9781856270267
- Librería
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
HARDBACK "WITH ILLUSTRATED BOARDS," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 1st. Thus.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Pubn: 1990* Pub: Grange Books.* Binding and cover condition: Brown title to spine and face and illustration to beige cloth. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Colour photo illustrated dust wrapper showing close-up of owls face and eyes. NOT PRICE CLIPPED but showing no shelf price. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine. Some scratches. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos, prints and line drawings throughout.* Pages: 143 pp. text. i pp. acknowledgements and blank pages at rear.* Description: From ancient times, the owl?s nocturnal habits and it?s strange ghost-like appearance have fascinated people the world over: the owl appears in the folklore and the arts of most cultures, although the symbolism varies greatly. The owl stands for wisdom in the West, for stupidity in many Eastern countries, it is revered as a good omen by some, despised and feared by others. This decorative edition was published by Grange Books in 1990 and was produced by Savitri Books Ltd.* A NEAR FINE copy with NO MAJOR FAULTS reduced by slight dust jacket wear to VG*
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- Librería
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2453
- Título
- The Owl in Art, Myth, and Legend
- Autor
- Weinstein, Krystyna
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - F/F/VG
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 1856270262
- ISBN 13
- 9781856270267
- Editorial
- Book Sales
- Lugar de publicación
- London Uk 144
- Fecha de publicación
- 1991-05-01
- Size
- 24 x 22.8 x 2 cm
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Cocksparrow Books
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Salisbury, Wiltshire
Sobre Cocksparrow Books
Cocksparrow Books have been selling high quality books for over thirty years, now solely on-line. We concentrate on non-fiction items and early edition fiction (including some soft-backs). Our book condition descriptions are fully detailed to give our customers the best information possible and we are always pleased to provide further information upon request.
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
