The Comity of Spiders.
by BRISTOWE, WILLIAM SYER:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Ray Society, London, 1939, Two volumes published 1939 & 1941. 1st edition. 22 plates with facing leaves of descriptive text and 96 figures in the text. 8vo (9 x 6 inches), pages x:228:7 & xiv:229-560:7. Original purple cloth blocked in blind and gilt. Paper of upper inner joint of volume 2 cracked but firm. Near contemporary signature, of Gilbert Wright, on front pastedowns. Very good and bright and very clean internally. Weight 1.42 kg thus extra overseas postage will be requested.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19712
- Title
- The Comity of Spiders.
- Author
- BRISTOWE, WILLIAM SYER:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Ray Society, London, 1939,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Bristow and Garland
Returns accepted within 7 days of receipt if found not as described.
About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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- Gilt
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