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Monsters of the Sea Legendary and Authentic

Monsters of the Sea Legendary and Authentic

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Monsters of the Sea Legendary and Authentic

by John Gibson

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Very Good/N
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About This Item

Edinburgh and New York: T Nelson and Sons, 1887 A very good copy in the original decorative cloth binding with black and white frontispiece, vignette title and 14 further black and white illustrations as called for. A scarce title with some stunning illustrations. The green cloth binding is clean and bright with some pulling to the spine ends with slight cloth fray. All the corners have a degree of turning and slight cloth loss and the top corner of the back board is bumped. There are a few very small paler marks at the board edges. Internally the decorative endpapers are present. There are 2 sprawly signatures (Howard IV and David Howard) to the verso of the fep. Contents are complete and very clean with a 6 page publisher's list at the rear. There is the odd small spot or mark and the top margin of the plate at p 36 has a repaired edge tear. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.

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Bookseller
E C Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
033016
Title
Monsters of the Sea Legendary and Authentic
Author
John Gibson
Format/Binding
Decorative Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
N
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
T Nelson and Sons
Place of Publication
Edinburgh and New York
Date Published
1887
Keywords
sea monsters; victorian maritime books; gibson monsters of the sea;
Bookseller catalogs
HISTORY; Freshwater and Marine Life, including fish and fishing;
Size
12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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About the Seller

E C Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney

About E C Books

E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.

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Vignette
A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
New
A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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....
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...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

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