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A History of British Birds. Volume III: Odd volume
by Yarrell, William
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1843. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Volume 3 only. [5], 276 pages, [3]. Illustrated. Half green leather and marbled paper covered boards. Gilt tile and raised bands on the spine. Marbled end sheets and faded marbled text edges. Paper covered boards are shelf worn. Light rubs to the leather spine and edges. Light scattered foxing to the front and rear end sheets. The spine has "V" for the volume 3 which is in error. There are only three volumes stated for this 1843 edition. Several blank pages bound in the text. Some of these pages have early bird watcher notes written in fine hand. Previous owner inscription written top of the title page. Volume 3 only.
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- Bookseller
- Americana Books ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27804
- Title
- A History of British Birds. Volume III
- Author
- Yarrell, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1843
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Stone Mountain, Georgia
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Americana Books in business since 1993 specializing in American History and Americana. Member ABAA ( Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America)
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
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