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The Infancy of Animals
by W. P. Pycraft
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. xiv, 272, frontispiece, 64 plates with numerous illustrations in the text, publisher's dark green cloth, gilt tiles to front and spine. Bookplate of naturalist/zoologist Desmond Morris on fpd with his signature on ffep. A few marks to covers and marginal foxing.. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.
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- Bookseller
- Interquarian
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004685
- Title
- The Infancy of Animals
- Author
- W. P. Pycraft
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Technology; Natural History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Interquarian
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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