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The Birds of Long Island.
by Giraud, J.P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ornithology Foreign avifaunas . 1st. Ed. Pub. Wiley & Putnam. 1844. pp.xxi, [iii], 397 with b/w. portrait pasted to ffep. and 1 further b/w. illus. plate. 8vo. Hardback. Old splash mark to first few pages, and scattered foxing / marks to contents, overall vg. to thor. vg. More recently pleasingly rebound in brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to label on spine, all in fine condition. Scarce.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62842
- Title
- The Birds of Long Island.
- Author
- Giraud, J.P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. Wiley & Putnam. 1844
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ornithology Foreign avifaunas
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Cloth
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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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