GOLDSMITH'S HISTORY OF THE EARTH And Animated Nature Abridged Containing the Natural History of Animals Birds Fishes Reptiles & Insects
by Goldsmith, Oliver; Pilkington Mrs Mary (abridgement)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket (as issued)
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Vernor Hood and Sharpe, 1807. New Edition Stated. . Full-Leather. Good+/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New Edition Stated, abridged. Hard cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall in full leather, black spine medallion w/gold titles and ribs. Good+/No DJ, as issued. Leather rubbed, two 2" scratches on rear board, partially rebound in leather at gutters, internal gutters partially exposed, scattered foxing, pages offset from facing plates; square, hinges firm, interior o/w clean and unmarked. vi, 411pp; illustrated in 16 engraved plates, frontis portrait.
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- Bookseller
- Basement Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030109
- Title
- GOLDSMITH'S HISTORY OF THE EARTH And Animated Nature Abridged Containing the Natural History of Animals Birds Fishes Reptiles & Insects
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver; Pilkington Mrs Mary (abridgement)
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition Stated.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Vernor Hood and Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1807
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- NONFICTION EARTH ANIMALS NATURE HISTORY 19TH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Non-fiction; History;
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Basement Books
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