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Life in Ponds and Streams
by W. Furneaux
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1919. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". Not stated . A new impression of this work on British fresh water life with eight detailed colour plates and half calf binding. A new impression of this work, published in 1919.First published in 1896.In deep-blue half calf leather binding with gilt titles. With eight coloured plates and numerous detailed monochrome illustrations within the text. Collated complete. Written by the British scientist and nature writer William Samuel Furneaux, this work is a comprehensive account of fresh water life for the budding naturalist. It also contains instructions on how to rear and manage your own aquatic life at home. In a blue half calf binding with cloth boards. Externally, very smart. Very minor rubbing to head of spine and front fore edge. The odd mark to cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean and bright. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898Y29
- Title
- Life in Ponds and Streams
- Author
- W. Furneaux
- Illustrator
- Not stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Life in Ponds and Streams W. Furneaux Nature Wildlife W. Furneaux
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
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- New
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
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