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Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway
by Starr, George Ross
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0876911416
- ISBN 13
- 9780876911419
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Winchester Press, 1974. hardcover. Good. 10x8x1. Signed by Author. Winchester Press; New York, 1974. Hardcover. Signed by author directly on half title page. A Good, blue cloth binding with gilt illustration on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, cocked, slightly bumped bottom board corners, discoloration/sunning top spine and board margins, some crimping to spine edges, small rub mark bottom text block corner, rubbing along board and spine edges, mild scattered foxing to fore-edge and bottom text block edge, moderate scattered foxing top text block edge, in a Good to Very Good, top front flap corner neatly clipped, some handling/scuff marks to panels, small red marker scribble bottom front panel near spine, some sunning to panels/flaps and verso, tear and crease top front panel near spine, small tear top front turn, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A good, overall clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 308pp., bibliography, indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1037447
- Title
- Decoys of the Atlantic Flyway
- Author
- Starr, George Ross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0876911416
- ISBN 13
- 9780876911419
- Publisher
- Winchester Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 10x8x1
- X weight
- 48 oz
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
Glossary
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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"...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- 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...
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