A History of British Quadrupeds, including the Cetacea.
by Bell Thomas & others
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Second Edition revised and partly re- written,xviii - 474 pp advert leaf + errata slip.page 160 woodcut text illustrations . Armorial bookplate to front paste down, foxing to the prelims otherwise the contents clean and tight with no inscriptions. Publishers pebbled cloth light rubbing to the head of the spine the bindings clean and tight with no splits or stains,
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- Bookseller
- Hereward Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 04029
- Title
- A History of British Quadrupeds, including the Cetacea.
- Author
- Bell Thomas & others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
- Pebbled
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