The Hunting Wasps
by Fabre, J. Henri
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead. Very Good. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover in tan boards imprinted with a pattern formed by wasp silhouettes. Top edge gilt (though a little dusty) . No dust jacket. First printing of first edition of this classic work. Book is sturdy, with tight binding and clean pages. Wear along board edges, especially at tips of corners. Previous owner's name on front pastedown page. Gilt title on front and spine is bright. 427 pp. Including index. .
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- Bookseller
- KULTURAs books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78249
- Title
- The Hunting Wasps
- Author
- Fabre, J. Henri
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...