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Gallinaceous Birds. The Naturalist's Library. Volume XX. Ornithology. Volume VII. The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa. Volume I.
by William Jardine, William Swainson
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh, London & Dublin: W. H. Lizars; S. Highly; W. Curry. Very Good. 1843. Half gilt ruled green morocco over marbled paper. Top edge gilt. Gilt particulars to brown morocco label to spine; gilt decorations to spine. Marbled endpapers. Some foxing, predominately to first and last pages. Attractive hand-colored plates throughout. A nice, clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; 16mo ; [xvi], [17]-286 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3709
- Title
- Gallinaceous Birds. The Naturalist's Library. Volume XX. Ornithology. Volume VII. The Natural History of the Birds of Western Africa. Volume I.
- Author
- William Jardine, William Swainson
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. H. Lizars; S. Highly; W. Curry
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, London & Dublin
- Date Published
- 1843
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Natural History, 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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