New York State Museum. Memoir 12. Birds of New York Part 1 and Part 2 [2 Volume Set, complete]
by Eaton, Elon Howard
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jackets
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Albany, New York: University of The Stte of New York, 1914. Hardcover. Fair/No Jackets. 9 3/4" x 11 3/4. Fuertes, Louis Agassiz. FAIR / NO DUST JACKET. Former Library Books. 2 Volume Set, Complete. Part 1. Water Birds and Game Birds, 501 pp., 42 plates. Part 2. Land Birds, 719 pp., 106 plates. Text clean and unmarked except for usual library treatments. Illustrated with color plates. Green cloth boards lettered in gilt at spine, boards lightly scuffed, edges rubbed, corners bumped and worn to boards, spine top s and tail starting to fray. Hinges mobile, back hinge of Part 1 cracked, but holding. Textblocks intact and stable.
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- Bookseller
- RPL Library Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031464
- Title
- New York State Museum. Memoir 12. Birds of New York Part 1 and Part 2 [2 Volume Set, complete]
- Author
- Eaton, Elon Howard
- Illustrator
- Fuertes, Louis Agassiz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jackets
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of The Stte of New York
- Place of Publication
- Albany, New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 9 3/4" x 11 3/4
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Birds
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- New
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Fair
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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,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
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- 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....
- 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...
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