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Delineations of American Scenery and Character
by Audubon, John James; Herrick, Francis Hobart (Introduction)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair-Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: G. A. Baker & Company, 1926. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair-Good. Consisting of "58 sketches of American life, a hundred years ago, which Audubon interpolated into the text of his monumental work, "The Birds of America.''' In 349 ages + an Introduction by Western Reserve Biology professor F. H. Herrick. Preface, errata slip laid in, map endpapers. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1926, this hardcover book has rich black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG: exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages lightly tanned; no foxing. Former owner's name in faded pen on ffep & half-title page.The unclipped DJ (with orig $4.50 partially scratched out) is downgraded to Fair-Good- due to a darkened spine, large chip missing from foot of spine & smaller chips elsewhere, light soil, general edgewear all around. Nicely protected now in new mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016600
- Title
- Delineations of American Scenery and Character
- Author
- Audubon, John James; Herrick, Francis Hobart (Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair-Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- G. A. Baker & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- BIRDS AMERICA AMERICAN NATURAL HISTORY NATURALIST AUDOBON AUDUBON ORNITHOLOGY BIRDWATCHING HISTORICAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature/Gardening/Environmentalism; Animals-Birds-Horses-Pets; Americana-Regional History;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
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