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The Indian Ducks and their Allies.
by E. C. Stuart Baker
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bombay Natural History Society, 1908. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. H. Grönvold, G.E. Lodge, and J.G. Keulemans. Limited Edition of 1200 after which the lithographs were erased. 4to, xi + pp292 with 30 chromolithograph plates by H. Grönvold, G.E. Lodge, and J.G. Keulemans. Hardcover no dust jacket. Rebind of Half brown leather over dark green boards with 5 raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Binding in exceptional near fine condition. Inside except for title page, which is a little aged, all pages and plates with top edge gilt in near fine condition. An excellent copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000902
- Title
- The Indian Ducks and their Allies.
- Author
- E. C. Stuart Baker
- Illustrator
- H. Grönvold, G.E. Lodge, and J.G. Keulemans
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Bombay Natural History Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- birds
Terms of Sale
Nikki Green Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
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