W J Lucas
by The Book of British Butterflies. A Practical Manual for Collectors and Naturalists
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kendal, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, U.K.: Upcott Gill , 1893. Green cloth. Bright gilt titles. Unbumped corners. Tight and clean but v sl inside crack top of front hinge. Sl foxing on e /papers o/wise no marks or inscr'ns. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Savernake Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020781
- Title
- W J Lucas
- Author
- The Book of British Butterflies. A Practical Manual for Collectors and Naturalists
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Upcott Gill
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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Glossary
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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