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The Birds of Great Britain; Systematically Arranged, Accurately Engraved, and Painted from Nature; with Descriptions, Including the Natural History of Each Bird. [Les Oiseaux de la Grande-Bretagne, Ranges dans un Ordre Systematique, Graves avec Soin, et Peints D'Apres Nature; Avec des Descriptions, Contenant L'Histoire Complette de Chaque Oiseau.]
by William Lewin
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Eight volumes in four. 336 hand-colored engraved plates, including frontispiece. Contemporary brown English straight-grain morocco with gilt lettering to spine and gilt fillets. Five raised bands on each. Marbled endpapers and edges. Slight foxing to initial pages not affecting plates. Bookplates to front pastedown of each volume. Leather to hinges separating, but binding fully attached. Wear to the top and tail of spines (see image). Small neat signature and date to rear of front endpaper of volume I. Please expect extra postage as this is a larger set.
9.5 x 12 in each
9.5 x 12 in each
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7788
- Title
- The Birds of Great Britain; Systematically Arranged, Accurately Engraved, and Painted from Nature; with Descriptions, Including the Natural History of Each Bird. [Les Oiseaux de la Grande-Bretagne, Ranges dans un Ordre Systematique, Graves avec Soin, et Peints D'Apres Nature; Avec des Descriptions, Contenant L'Histoire Complette de Chaque Oiseau.]
- Author
- William Lewin
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1795
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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