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Shell Life: an Introduction to the British Mollusca
de Edward Step
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1901. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A profusely illustrated first edition copy of this study of British molluscs, by naturalist Edward Step. A first edition of this work in the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. Edward Step (1855-1931) was the author of many popular and specialist books on various aspects of nature. In this work, he provides a comprehensive study on the various types of British molluscs, with over 600 illustrations. This book is from the series 'The Library of Natural History Romance'. Undated, dated through copies held at the British Library. 2 pages of publisher's advertisements to the front of the volume. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Externally very smart; colour and gilt are mostly bright, except for some fading to the spine and some small faint marks to the boards. Joints and extremities are a little bumped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 847M10
- Título
- Shell Life: an Introduction to the British Mollusca
- Autor
- Edward Step
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1901
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Natural History Edward Step Sea life Molluscs Edward Step
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
