OUT OF DOORS : A SELECTION OF ORIGINAL ARTICLES ON PRACTICAL NATURAL HISTORY
by Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1874. Hardcover. Octavo, vi, 342 pages + 32 page publisher catalog. In Fair condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth, mitred edges, gilt illustration on front. Wear to spine caps and corners, light shelf wear.Text block has cracked hinges, intermittent spine breaks, uncut pages in publisher catalog at rear. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column I. 1380033. FP New Rockville Stock.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column I. 1380033. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1380033
- Title
- OUT OF DOORS : A SELECTION OF ORIGINAL ARTICLES ON PRACTICAL NATURAL HISTORY
- Author
- Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...