Wild Chorus [SIGNED]
de Scott, Peter
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Fair
- Librería
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Country Life Limited, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Number 330 of a limited edition of 1,250 copies signed by author on verso of half-title. pp xi, 116 with frontispiece and 19 plates in color, 63 plates in black and white, and additional line drawings. Bound in blue cloth with title stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Slight ripple to cloth on front board, minor foxing to endpapers, bookplate on verso of front free endpaper; all else about fine. Only partial dust jacket presen: lacks spine panel and is edgeworn and lightly spotted. With the original blue cardboard slipcase, which is heavily rubbed. From the dust jacket: "This book is a description and appreciation of those most exciting and mysterious birds - Wildfowl. It is full of interesting anecdotes and not without humour. It includes adventures in Hungary, Roumania and Persia and a chapter on fabulous birds." Due to size, shipping will be more than standard for Priority or International orders.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2624
- Título
- Wild Chorus [SIGNED]
- Autor
- Scott, Peter
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fair
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Country Life Limited
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1938
- Palabras clave
- Wildlife art
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Art and Design;
Términos de venta
Walkabout Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Walkabout Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2011
Chehalis, Washington
Sobre Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Bookplate
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...