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A History of British Quadrupeds including the Cetacea
por Thomas Bell
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Preço do item
€ 209,65€ 188,68
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Sobre este item
London: John Van Voorst, 1837. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated . The first edition of this fascinating history of British fauna by Thomas Bell, featuring numerous woodcuts. The first edition of this work. A fascinating history of British quadrupeds with including chapters on the common badger, the bat, the bloodhound, the domestic cat, the alpine hare, &c. &c. Written by Thomas Bell, English zoologist, dental surgeon and writer from Dorset. Adorned with numerous striking woodcuts in text. Eight leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear. Rebound in full cloth with titles in gilt to morocco spine label. Externally lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Near Fine
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- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 855A13
- Título
- A History of British Quadrupeds including the Cetacea
- Autor
- Thomas Bell
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- John Van Voorst
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1837
- Dimensão
- 9" by 5.5"
- Palavras-chave
- thomas bell first editions fauna first editions
Termos da venda
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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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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
