FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS. Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' Translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell. Illustrated by E. J. Detmold
by (Detmold, E. J.). (Fabre). Stawell, Mrs. Rodolph
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- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Tudor Publishing Company, (1939).. (1939).. Good. - Small quarto [approximately 10-1/4 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], titled in green within a gilt panel & with decorations in gilt on the front cover. The binding is rubbed. The spine is darkened with its head & tail chipped & fraying to the head. The titling & decorations on the spine are almost completely faded. viii, [iv] & 271 pages. Illustrated with 12 tipped-in color plates by Detmold, including a frontispiece. The pastedowns & endpapers are darkened. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21502
- Title
- FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS. Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' Translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" by Mrs. Rodolph Stawell. Illustrated by E. J. Detmold
- Author
- (Detmold, E. J.). (Fabre). Stawell, Mrs. Rodolph
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- New York: Tudor Publishing Company, (1939).
- Date Published
- (1939).
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY; ENTOMOLOGY; FABRE'S BOOK OF INSECTS: Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' Translation of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" by Mrs. RodolPH Stawell; ILLUSTRATOR; E. J. DETMOLD; TIPPED-IN PLATES.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Quarto
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Tail
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