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The Gallery of Nature, A Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation
by Thomas Milner
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W.& R. Chambers, 1860. Hardcover. Good. Splendid, hefty, generously illustrated volume detailing our exploration and cumulative knowledge of the physical world. From the practices of ancient astronomy to a description of the heavens and the geology the Earth. With numerous wood and steel engravings with fold out star charts. Full leather with raised bands and gilt decoration to spine. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edges. Ludlow grammar school prize plate and crest to cover. General rubbing, toning and marking to covers. Occasional spotting within. A sound, tight volume. Good+
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007253
- Title
- The Gallery of Nature, A Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation
- Author
- Thomas Milner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.& R. Chambers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
- Keywords
- nature, leather_binding, astronomy, astrophysics, science, geography
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
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Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
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