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A Familiar History of Birds : Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts (Birding Guide)
by Stanley, Edward. Lord Bishop of Norwich; President of the Linnean Society
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: John W. Parker, 1848. Fourth Edition, with Additions. Hardcover. Fair. Green cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in blind and gilt onto boards and spine, 12mo (6-3/4 inches tall), pp. xi, (xii) blank, 480, 4 (ads), colored endpapers, engraved frontis, charts, line drawings and engraved illustrations throughout. Volume with both boards worn, toned at edges and completely off - but present, back strip is chipped, toned and laid directly down onto spine, pencil scribble to ffep, p.o. neat signature at top of title page, text block is worn at edges but clean, tight and complete. Uncommon single volume (4th) edition, with only 8 copies located in OCLC. A very useable copy, even with both covers off.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1758
- Title
- A Familiar History of Birds : Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts (Birding Guide)
- Author
- Stanley, Edward. Lord Bishop of Norwich; President of the Linnean Society
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Edition, with Additions
- Publisher
- John W. Parker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1848
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About the Seller
Harropian Books, IOBA
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Nelson, British Columbia
About Harropian Books, IOBA
Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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