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Birds' Nests, Eggs And Egg-Collecting
by R. Kearton
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1902. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1902. Reprinted. 96 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt titles to spine and front, and gilt illustration to front. Publisher's adverts to rear. Includes illustrated plates. Text block almost split in two. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Foxing more noticeable towards the start and end of the book and on text block edges. Pen mark to rear pastedown. Gutters heavily cracked with exposed netting; text block almost split in two. Loose binding. Boards have some edge wear, with slight bumping and fraying to corners, while spine ends are moderately crushed and rubbed. Slightly scratched, rubbed and marked overall. Spine is slightly sunned. Gilt is bright.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1689239216TMB
- Title
- Birds' Nests, Eggs And Egg-Collecting
- Author
- R. Kearton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, Ltd
- Date Published
- 1902
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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....
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