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SEASHORE ANIMALS OF THE PACIFIC COAST (SIGNED)
by Johnson, Myrtle and Harry James Snook
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.3 in., pp. xiv, [2], 659. Illustrated with eleven color plates and many black and white photos and ink drawings. With glossary, index, and bibliography. Light green cloth boards and embossed frame in blind, title in dark green, and beautiful bright gilt embossed design of a seashell to front. Gilt title and dark green seashell to spine. Light shelf-wear. Bottom corners slightly nudged. Inscription on front pastedown (see comments), and additional previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Spine and hinges are tight. Association copy signed "From the author" to J. Wayland Vaughan (1870 - 1952), a noted American geographer and oceanographer.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85959
- Title
- SEASHORE ANIMALS OF THE PACIFIC COAST (SIGNED)
- Author
- Johnson, Myrtle and Harry James Snook
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION (NAP)
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Molluscs, Pacific Northwest, tidal life
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY;
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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