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A history of british birds, Vol 2: containing the history and description of water birds, and a supplement, with additional figures
by Bewick, Thomas
- Used
- good
- hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0902833146
- ISBN 13
- 9780902833142
- Seller
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Hexham, Northumberland
Item Price
NZ$120.74
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About This Item
Newcastle & London: The Author& Longmans, 1821. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Bewick, Thomas. Some wear to the brown, cloth boards but this book has been professionally re-backed retaining the original boards and much of the original spine, including the black and gilt spine label. The original flyleaves have also been retained and bear an earlier owner's hand-written note, dated 1846, stating that "This single volume bought at Old Curiosity Shop" A 4cm strip has been cut from pp161-2 . Some foxing throughout but all pages are tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bennor Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005382
- Title
- A history of british birds, Vol 2: containing the history and description of water birds, and a supplement, with additional figures
- Author
- Bewick, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Bewick, Thomas
- Format/binding
- Cloth
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0902833146
- ISBN 13
- 9780902833142
- Publisher
- The Author& Longmans
- Place of Publication
- Newcastle & London
- Date Published
- 1821
- Keywords
- NORTH-EAST_ENGLAND, ORNITHOLOGY, ENGRAVERS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Northumberland & North East England; Ornithology;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bennor Books
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Hexham, Northumberland
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About Bennor Books
I specialise in used books covering all aspects of Northumberland, North East England and the Scottish Borders and the associated fields of railways and mining. I also hold books on prehistoric art and titles on field sports in the 19th and 20th centuries. As I sell on commission, I often have a wide range of uncommon titles on other subjects.
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- tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched... [More]
- jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps... [More]
- spine label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the... [More]
- re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- 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.... [More]
- 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... [More]
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