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The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands. A descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to localities, habitats etc
by Edward Saunders
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: L Reeve & Co.,, 1892 A very good copy of the large paper edition with 31 hand coloured plates and one plain plate in contemporary half morocco binding. Previously owned by George West, who was a botanist, keen entomologist, and author of Practical Principles of Plain Photomicrography (1916). The book has his stamp to the front pastedown and the gutter of the final blank. He annotated it in pencil frequently referencing to other works, and added a small tipped in drawing of Aepophilus bonnairei with location at p 145. The binding is sound and clean with gilt ruled raised bands, titles and decorations to spine. There is general rubbing to spine ends, joints and corners with some leather loss at the bottom corner tips. The cloth surface has some scuffing at the top of the front board and there is fading to the cloth at the side edge of the front board. Small pale spot at the bottom of the spine. Page edges lightly marbled and endpapers with decorative leaf design. Contents: half title; title; preface 2pp; text and index 1-350; publisher's list 2pp; plates at the rear each with a leaf of description = plates 1-31 hand coloured; plate 32 black and white. Contents are very clean and sound. Small piece of paper with catalogue entry for the work pasted to verso of fep. Verso of endpapers and initial and final blanks brown-toned. Some light spotting to initial and final leaves and the occasional spot elsewhere. Small tag added to side of p343 to give easy access to the index section.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033289
- Title
- The Hemiptera Heteroptera of the British Islands. A descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, with notes as to localities, habitats etc
- Author
- Edward Saunders
- Illustrator
- R Morgan, Vincent Brooks
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- L Reeve & Co.,
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Entomology; bugs; british hemiptera; british heteroptera; edward saunders; lovell reeve;
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; Invertebrates; Entomology/Insects;
Terms of Sale
E C Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Raised Band(s)
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Tipped In
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- 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....
- Leaves
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
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