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Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and their Eggs.
by Meyer, Henry Leonard
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- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G. Willis, 1853-1857. later edition. Hardback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Second edition published 1853 - 1857 complete in 7 volumes with 322 colour bird plates and 105 of eggs, a further 8 plates are uncoloured as issued. Volume 7 has a cracked upper hinge with no impact on binding strength. Contemporary full burgundy morocco gilt, covers with gilt double-ruled border incorporating foliate and ornamental roll, spines faded, light rubbing to extremities, bur overall an excellent set. [Nissen 628]
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- finecopy ltd
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110719
- Title
- Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and their Eggs.
- Author
- Meyer, Henry Leonard
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- later edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: G. Willis, 1853-1857
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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