The Boys' and Girls' Illustrated Bird Book
by Colman, Julia
- Used
- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Carlton and Porter, 1857. Fair to poor condition in faded purple cloth with gilt lettering and decoration, title page absent, four color plates, many additional engravings throughout the text. Covers heaviy worn and unevenly faded, rear hinge lightly cracked, title page and rear free endpaper absent, text block sound, pages age-toned with some spotting, name in pencil on front free endpaeper, additional name inside front cover.. Hard Cover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 047424
- Title
- The Boys' and Girls' Illustrated Bird Book
- Author
- Colman, Julia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Publisher
- Carlton and Porter
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1857
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS ORNITHOLOGY BIRD GUIDE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Science, Medicine & Nature;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...