Episodes of Insect Life, First Series (January-April)
by Budgen, L.M. (Acheta Domestica)
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1849. Book. Fair. Decorative Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. NB: Page xvii of the contents and page 1-2 of the text missing. Navy blue cloth covers with ornate gilt decoration to front and rear covers depicting a cricket (acheta domestica) telling stories to listening insects. All edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Condition: Fair, spine has been rebacked (not recently), and has remains of a handwritten paper label with titles. Covers are generally faded and shelfworn. Binding cracked internally at the section where the preface begins, otherwise binding sound. No inscriptions. Occasional light foxing and soiling to text. 320pp. plus publishers list. Hand-coloured frontispiece and beautiful handcoloured illustrated vignettes to beginning of each chapter. Good reading/reference copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002931
- Title
- Episodes of Insect Life, First Series (January-April)
- Author
- Budgen, L.M. (Acheta Domestica)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Reeve, Benham and Reeve
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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- Cloth
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- Rebacked
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- 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,...
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