IN THE GUIANA FOREST, STUDIES OF NATURE IN RELATION TO THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
by Rodway, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Glen Head, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York 1894 first edition. Scribners. Intro by Grant Allen. Hardcover octavo. 16 photo illus. 242p. Green cloth with gilt decoration and trim on spine. Hinges not cracked in or out; end paper toned; binding secure; faint even toning to text. Extreme cover tips lightly worn; no owner marks. no dj. Good Plus. .
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- Bookseller
- Xerxesbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- a107785
- Title
- IN THE GUIANA FOREST, STUDIES OF NATURE IN RELATION TO THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
- Author
- Rodway, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- guiana exploration nineteenth southamerica
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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...
- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- 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....