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The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In
by Sir John Lubbock
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. , 1900. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5" . None . A later impression of this work exploring the wonders of the natural world, in a full calf school prize binding. A later impression of this work, eulogy to nature and the beauties of scenery, animals, colours, seasons, mountains, water, plants, stars, and all the natural wonder this world has to offer.In a lovely full calf binding signed Relfe Brothers, school prize binding awarded to L. W. Wood by the Cambridge Local Examination in 1902. Illustrated with a frontispiece and other black and white illustrations in text.By Sir John Lubbock, philanthropist known for his contributions in establishing archaeology as a scientific practice and influence in debates concerning the theory of evolution. In a full calf binding signed Relfe Brothers, with gilt tooling to the spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the leaves. Illustrated with a frontispiece and other black and white illustrations in text. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 813A26
- Title
- The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In
- Author
- Sir John Lubbock
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- nature world beauty natural history world signed bindings
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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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- Fine
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- Edges
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- Spine
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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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Shelf Wear
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- Leaves
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