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The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete
por Holt-White, R
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Outer top corner of the text of volume 1 with slight bump, a bright, near fine set.
- Livreiro
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: John Murray, 1901. First edition.. Outer top corner of the text of volume 1 with slight bump, a bright, near fine set.. Pp. xv, 330; ix, 300, with 30 full page plates, and illustrations. Contemporary three-quarter red Morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, lettered in gilt in two compartments and with elaborate gilt floral designs in the four other compartments, over blue marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, top page edge in gilt, 8vo. An elegant and beautifully bound copy of the first edition. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the half-title page dated 2008.
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- Livreiro
- Natural History Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 9460
- Título
- The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete
- Autor
- Holt-White, R
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Outer top corner of the text of volume 1 with slight bump, a bright, near fine set.
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- London: John Murray, 1901. First edition.
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Naturalist's Travels, Exploration and Biography;
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Natural History Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
Iowa City, Iowa
Sobre Natural History Books
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