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Natural History
by J.G. Wood
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Routledge, London. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: William Harvey. J.G. WOOD. Natural History, London: Routledge, undated (mid- to late 19th century). Octavo, priority unknown here, pp. xx, 444, prize binding from the Gillingham Grammar School of Dorset, full polished red calf with gilt lettering, rules and devices to spine, gilt fillets front and back, gilt lettering and device to front, marbled edges, extensive illustration by William Harvey including 2 color plates, book plate and calligraphy signature of A.T. Phripp (presumed prize winner). Author's preface called this "a brief digest of a large mass of materials." Condition of this book: Spine darkened, marks on front and back panels, overall very good and sound. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: William Harvey. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; England; 19th century; Animals & Birds. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55483. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55483
- Title
- Natural History
- Author
- J.G. Wood
- Illustrator
- William Harvey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiques & Collectibles; England; 19th century; Animals & Birds. William Harvey Unbranded J.G. Wood Natural History
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rarities etc.
Biblio member since 2007
Warwick, New York
About Rarities etc.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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