A history of British reptiles
by Bell, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- V.g./No Jacket
- Seller
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Holywell, Flintshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Van Voorst, 1849. Full leather, raised bands, gilt borders and title on spine. V.g./No Jacket. Former owner's heraldic bookplate (Augusta Gertrude Knox Gore), marbled end papers and fore-edge; attractively illustrated with steel engravings. xxiv, 159 p.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Acanthophyllum Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9429
- Title
- A history of British reptiles
- Author
- Bell, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Full leather, raised bands, gilt borders and title on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Date Published
- 1849
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About the Seller
Acanthophyllum Books
Biblio member since 2005
Holywell, Flintshire
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...