Sketch-Book of British Birds
de Sharpe, R. Bowdler
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- ACC/ACC/ND
- Librería
-
Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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HARDBACK "RARELY AVAILABLE ORIGINAL," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1898* Publisher: S.P.C.K.* Binding and cover condition: Bevel-edged boards. Drab olive cloth background, faded gilt title to spine and face. Illustrated front board. Considerably age worn & rubbed particularly to corners, no bumps or losses. ACC.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. End papers aged and ffep clipped to remove previous owners name. Slightly shaken but no missing or detached pages. Pages show some grubby marks and two pages are ink stained but there are no inscriptions or annotations. ACC.* Illustrations: Delicate small colour illustrations by A. F. and C. Lydon to virtually every page throughout.* Pages: 244 pp. text. xi pp. index at rear.* Description: Richard Bowdler Sharpe (22 November 1847 ? 25 December 1909) was an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of natural history. This book is considered a seminal work on the subject and has been reprinted, in facsimile, in modern times.* An acceptable but perfectly readable copy of the 1st. edition, with considerable age and somewhat grubby. No dust jacket (Possibly as issued).*
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Detalles
- Librería
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 3041
- Título
- Sketch-Book of British Birds
- Autor
- Sharpe, R. Bowdler
- Ilustrador
- Lydon, A.F. and C.
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - ACC/ACC/ND
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
- Editorial
- Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Lugar de publicación
- London UK 255
- Fecha de publicación
- 1898-01-01
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Salisbury, Wiltshire
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- Acceptable
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- Spine
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- Shaken
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- Jacket
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
