Fabre's Book of Insects
by Stawell, Mrs. Rodolph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Dodd Mead & Company, 1921. Very Good +. E. J. Detmold. Retold from Alexander Teixeira de Mattos' translation of Fabre's "souvenier entomologiques". 12 color plates. 271 pp. Green cloth cover with decorative gilt inlaying. Hole in spine on "B" in "Book". Wear to top/bottom edges of spine. Bottom corners slightly bumped. Paper inside front cover has cracked and showing cloth mesh, cover is soundly attached however. Clean, crisp pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Agood Book (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001195
- Title
- Fabre's Book of Insects
- Author
- Stawell, Mrs. Rodolph
- Illustrator
- E. J. Detmold
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd Mead & Company
- Date Published
- 1921
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- 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,...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...