Description anatomique d'un elephant Male
by Camper, Pierre
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- Hardcover
- first
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Paris: H.J. Jansen, 1802. Original quarter calf over marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers (35 x 53 cm). xii, 108 pp.; illustrated with 20 engraved plates. French text. An exceedly SCARCE copy of an important anatomical monograph on the elephant. Nissen 798, Schrader-H. 327-328, DSB III, 38. Some expected light foxing, significant dampstaining to leading edge of text pages, plates not effected. NO library stamps or markings. Binding remains tight and sound. Size: Elephant Folio. First Edition.. Quarter Calf.
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- Title
- Description anatomique d'un elephant Male
- Author
- Camper, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- H.J. Jansen
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1802
- Keywords
- ELEPHANTS, ANATOMY
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Calf
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- First Edition
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