Fine Bird Books, 1700-1900
by SITWELL, Sacheverell; BUCHANAN, Handasyde; FISHER, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0871132850
- ISBN 13
- 9780871132857
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. BCE. Hardcover. 0871132850 . Book club edition. In full navy cloth-covered boards and titling in gilt on spine. With numerous full-color plates taken from some of the finest representations of bird art to have been published during the span of time covered by this volume. Includes descriptive bibliographies of these books as well as the birds themselves. With peach-colored dust jacket which has sunned on front and spine to a pink tone; and with toucan illustration on the front and spoonbill on the back. With faint smudges, front free endpaper, else clean and bright interior. In removable mylar protector. A gorgeous representation of birds and bird art. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 180 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 74020
- Title
- Fine Bird Books, 1700-1900
- Author
- SITWELL, Sacheverell; BUCHANAN, Handasyde; FISHER, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- BCE
- ISBN 10
- 0871132850
- ISBN 13
- 9780871132857
- Publisher
- The Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 0871132850
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...