TAVERNER'S BIRDS OF WESTERN CANADA
by Taverner, P. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: Coles (1974). Facsimile reprint of the 1926 edition.. 8vo 380 pp. With a new intro by Earl Godfrey. Illus. from drawings and colour plates from paintings. Blue cloth, lettering and rules gilt. About fine in dustwrapper which is a bit soiled and chipped along edges..
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Details
- Bookseller
- About Books, ABAC
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B112
- Title
- TAVERNER'S BIRDS OF WESTERN CANADA
- Author
- Taverner, P. A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Toronto: Coles (1974). Facsimile reprint of the 1926 edition.
- Keywords
- Ornithology, Birds
- Bookseller catalogs
- ABE;
Terms of Sale
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10 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
About Books, ABAC
Biblio member since 2009
Owen Sound, Ontario
About About Books, ABAC
About Books is a second generation shop specializing in second hand, out of print and antiquarian books in most subjects.
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
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