A Descriptive Catalog of The Shore Fishes of Peru
by Hildebrand, Samuel F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Hampden, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1946. First Edition, Re-Bound . Hardcover. Near Fine. 530 pp. Smithsonian Bulletin 189. First edition, rebound in hard cover. Includes literature cited and index. Illustrated. Nicely bound in black bonded leather with titles gilt on spine. The original paper wrappers are not included, but the rest of the text is complete. Edges are yellowed, else NF
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- Bookseller
- Lippincott Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3566B
- Title
- A Descriptive Catalog of The Shore Fishes of Peru
- Author
- Hildebrand, Samuel F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Re-Bound
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1946
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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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...
- 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...
- Edges
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- Fine
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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....