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European Butterflies and Moths.
by Kirby, W.F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fine illustrated and antiquarian Entomology . Pub. Cassell and Company. 1898. pp.xlix, 427 with 61 hand coloured plates and 1 b/w. plate. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Occ. minor spotting o/w. contents exceptionally clean and fine. Modern crimson half morocco over crimson cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, all in fine condition. A most pleasing copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66039
- Title
- European Butterflies and Moths.
- Author
- Kirby, W.F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Pub. Cassell and Company. 1898
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Entomology
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...