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A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies
por Rainbow, W. J
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket
- Livreiro
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
T. C. Lothian, Melbourne, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket. 272 pp., eight pages of advertisements, preface by author, three appendices, index. Text is illustrated with 6 pages of black and white plates and numerous text illustrations in black and white. Green boards with ? gilt writing on spine. This book was produced as a guide to beginner entomologist in the first decade of the 20th century. The book is in awful condition. The corners are very rubbed and very bent and shelf wear is very prominent on the bottom edge of the book. The cloth of the boards is faded and heavily rubbed, and on the back panel there is a tear in the cloth, so as to show the underlying board, measuring 4" x 4". The cloth has also lifted from the back panel. The head and the heel of the spine ourselves and bumped and there has been a complete fading of the ?gilt writing the top paper is heavily dust marked. The front panel is bent and buckled and the endpapers are stained and the internal pages are brown. The front hinge is slack with a few tears along the hinge, with webbing visible at these tears. The back hinge has also cracked, in between the last two pages of advertisements, again webbing can be seen and the hinge is loose. On the ffep., and the following 3 pages a number B112 has been written in the upper right-hand corner in ink. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Illustrated; Art -- Australian; Natural History -- Insects; Inventory No: 0100689. .
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 0100689
- Título
- A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies
- Autor
- Rainbow, W. J
- Formato/Encadernação
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Reading Copy
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- T. C. Lothian
- Local de publicação
- Melbourne
- Data de publicação
- 1907
- Palavras-chave
- BZDB2 Natural History, Australia, Butterflies, Entomology, Insects, Natural History & Resources; Illustrated; Art -- Australian; Natural History -- Insects; Unbranded Rainbow, W. J. A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Illustrated; Art -- Australian; Natural History -- Insects;
Termos da venda
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
Sobre o Vendedor
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Membro de Biblio desde 2005
melbourne, Victoria
Sobre Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
