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A History of British Fishes. Illustrated by nearly 400 woodcuts.
by Yarrell, W
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Natural history Fish . 1st. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1836. Two volume set illustrated with woodcuts. 8vo. Hardbacks. Ex-Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet. Initials to front paste downs. Marbling to text block edges. Front internal hinges neatly strengthened with tape, some tape residue to endpapers. Very occ. mark to margins o/w. contents fine. Original full calf binding with gilt armorials to front and back of both volumes. Volume II lacks outer casing of spine. External hinges showing wear, with rubbing to boards. Text blocks perfectly sound. Both vols. covered with removable, protective clear plastic.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63860
- Title
- A History of British Fishes. Illustrated by nearly 400 woodcuts.
- Author
- Yarrell, W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. Van Voorst. 1836
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Natural history Fish
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
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