Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon : with narratives and anecdotes : Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant.
by Sir James Emerson Tennent
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable /No Jacket
- Seller
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Copake, New York, United States
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About This Item
Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861. Book. Acceptable . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark green embossed boards showing a gilt insert of an insect on front board are intact and fairly bright whilespine is somwehat faded and binding a bit shaken. Front endpaper is missing but all other pages and illustrations are present clean and unmarked, if a bit darkened with age as are decjked page edges. Wlill be carefully packaged and shipped with tracking and insurance.
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- Bookseller
- Dogtales (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035559
- Title
- Sketches of the natural history of Ceylon : with narratives and anecdotes : Illustrative of the Habits and Instincts of the mammalia, birds, reptiles, fishes, insects, &c. including a monograph of the elephant.
- Author
- Sir James Emerson Tennent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts
- Date Published
- 1861
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Natural History
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Copake, New York
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- 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...
- Acceptable
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- Edges
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