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A Natural History of Fossils. Vol.1 Part 1. [all published]
by Da Costa, Emanuel Mendes
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers 1757. 4to. vi, [2], 294 pp. Full speckled brown calf with a red title label and gilt lines to the darkened spine. With frontis illustration of Giants Causeway as called for. Staining to endpapers from the binders glue, and some foxing throughout, mainly to earliest and final leaves. Front board cracked and slightly loose. Edgewear alongside chipping and some scratching to the leather. Bookplates and pencil inscription to front pastedown. The first issue title referred to 'Volume 1, Part 1', and although a second volume was suggested, it never appeared. Bookplates of Henry Hippisley Coxe of Ston Easton Park and geologist J. C. Thackray. . Good. Full Calf. First Edition, First Issue. 1757.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67876
- Title
- A Natural History of Fossils. Vol.1 Part 1. [all published]
- Author
- Da Costa, Emanuel Mendes
- Format/Binding
- Full Calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Issue
- Publisher
- Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers 1757
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1757
- Size
- 4to.
- Keywords
- Natural history,fossils,palaeontology,antiquarian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science and Medicine; Natural History;
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Leaves
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- 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...
- First Edition
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