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The Moths of the British Isles(First Series): Ser. 1 (Wayside & Woodland S.)
by Richard South
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Warne, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1980. Reprinted. 427 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white and colour illustrated plates. Pages are bright and clear with light tanning to text block edges. Sticker to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1684403246MHA
- Title
- The Moths of the British Isles(First Series): Ser. 1 (Wayside & Woodland S.)
- Author
- Richard South
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Warne
- Date Published
- 1980
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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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