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The Naturalist's Library: Ornithology (Volumes I-IV) Vol. I-II: Hummung-Birds; Vols. III-IV: Gallinaceous Birds (COLLATES COMPLETE W/ 123 COLOR PLATES)
por Jardine, Sir William
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/No Jacket
- Livreiro
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W. H. Lizars, and Stirling andKenne / Lon gman, Rees, Ornme, Brown, Green / W. Curry Jun. and Col, 1833. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 12mos. 146; 166; 232; 175 pages. Small books measuring about 6 3/4 inches tall. Hardcovers bound in green 3/4 calf with burgundy marbled paper-covered boards. A married set. Volumes I & II are in slightly different bindings than Volumes II & IV. Volumes I & II show light wear with bright gilt tooling on the spines. Black labels on the spines. All edges marbled, and the endpapers are marbled. The bindings are sound and clean, and the text is generally clean. Both volumes have an early bookplate of "Viscount Gort." Volumes III & IV are dated 1834 and show heavier rubbing and some scuffing and have less gilt on the spines. No black leather labels (but as issued). Plain or faintly speckled edges and plain brown endpapers. The text is a little toned with occasional foxing, and some of the plates show some occasional smudging. COLLATES COMPLETE with 123 numbered color plates, although a few of the plates are out of order. (Volume I: 34 Plates; Volume II: 30 Plates; Volume III: 29 Plates; Volume IV: 30 Plates, as per the listings in the Contents at the front of each volume).
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 051264
- Título
- The Naturalist's Library: Ornithology (Volumes I-IV) Vol. I-II: Hummung-Birds; Vols. III-IV: Gallinaceous Birds (COLLATES COMPLETE W/ 123 COLOR PLATES)
- Autor
- Jardine, Sir William
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Jacket
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition First Printing
- Editorial
- W. H. Lizars, and Stirling andKenne / Lon gman, Rees, Ornme, Brown, Green / W. Curry Jun. and Col
- Local de publicação
- Edinburgh, London and Dublin
- Data de publicação
- 1833
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- 1833; 1834; Sir William Jardine; Birds; Ornithology; Leather Bindings; Color Plates; 19th Century; Naturalist's Library; Engravings; Rare; Collectible; General Antiquarian.
- Catálogos de livreiros
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings; Birds;
Termos da venda
Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
Sobre Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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