The Book of Sun-Dials. Collected by Mrs. Alfred Gatty
by Edited by H. K. F. Eden and Eleanor LLoyd with an appendix on the construction of dials by W. Richardson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell and Son, 1890. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good. Large 8vo, viii + pp578 with b/w illustrations throughout plus frontis and fold out plate. Hardcover no dust jacket. Original binding of cream spine with gilt titles over brown/green buckram boards in reasonable condition with a little discolouration to spine and wear to tips. Inside in good condition, hinges a little weak but holding nicely with the odd spot of foxing.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000743
- Title
- The Book of Sun-Dials. Collected by Mrs. Alfred Gatty
- Author
- Edited by H. K. F. Eden and Eleanor LLoyd with an appendix on the construction of dials by W. Richardson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- George Bell and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- history1 / mums
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
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Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...