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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH GAME BIRDS (Limited edition of 550 copies)
by Millais, John Guille
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1909. Book. Illus. by Thorburn, Archibald; Millais, J. G.. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Folio. A sumptuous production in the tradition of the Victorian plate book with magnificent illustrations by Thorburn and Millais, beautifully produced and printed on thick paper, each plate with a tissue guard. Limited edition of 550 copies of which this is no. 251. Pp. xi, 142; complete with 18 colour plates (printed by Albert Frisch - Berlin) and 17 photogravures (b/w plates printed by W. L. Colls, Barnes) all by Thorburn and Millais and two b/w photographs by T. Tait. Publisher's two-tone red cloth, very good with a little general wear and a little rubbing to edges, lightly marked, spine somewhat faded as usual. Contents clean and tight, no inscriptions, more or less unmarked (light foxing to pages adjacent to photographic plate as usual). A very good bright copy..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036538
- Title
- THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BRITISH GAME BIRDS (Limited edition of 550 copies)
- Author
- Millais, John Guille
- Illustrator
- Thorburn, Archibald; Millais, J. G.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- Folio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds - Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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We specialise in fine and rare books, particularly the New Naturalist series, natural history and horticultural titles.Thank you for viewing our stock
We specialise in fine and rare books, particularly the New Naturalist series, natural history and horticultural titles.Thank you for viewing our stock
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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