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Catalogue of the Heads and Horns of Indian Big Game Bequeathed By A.O. Hume to the British Museum (Natural History)
by Lydekker, R
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, 1913. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Slim 8vo, xvi + pp45 with frontispiece of Hume and 16 b/w illustrations of horns throughout. Hardcover no dust jacket. Publishers brown buckram binding with gilt titles to spine and British Museum wreath and crown device on cover in very good condition with 2 small nicks to top edges of boards. Inside in lovely near fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000728
- Title
- Catalogue of the Heads and Horns of Indian Big Game Bequeathed By A.O. Hume to the British Museum (Natural History)
- Author
- Lydekker, R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- natural history
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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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- Gilt
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- Fine
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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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Device
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