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The Bird: With 210 Illustrations by Giacomelli
by Michelet, Jules
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1869. Later printing. Leather bound. Fair. Quarto. [1], xii, 13-340 pages. Illustrated. Dark leather binding with gilt tooled border decorations on cover. 5 raised bands, gilt tooled decorations and title on spine. All edges gilt. Leather rubbed on edges and joints. Joints are weak. Hinges are cracked. Previous owner name label (Dudley V. Courtright, M. D.) on front paste downer upper left corner. Mrs. A. P. Courtright calling card located center front paste down.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29951
- Title
- The Bird
- Author
- Michelet, Jules
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Americana Books ABAA
Biblio member since 2009
Stone Mountain, Georgia
About Americana Books ABAA
Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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,...
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