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THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD - 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE: A Popular Natural History
by C.J. Cornish et. al
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co., n.d.. Hardcover. Good. 776 pages divided into 2 volumes. 9 x 11 in. Dark green calf half binding with green cloth boards, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering on spine, end papers marbled, top edge of text block gilt, each volume with numerous b&w photographic illustrations and several color illustrations with tissue. Condition of each volume is GOOD+: wear and soiling to covers and spine overall, heavier to edges and corners, spine edges more worn, spines darkened, edges of text block lightly darkened, numerous pages dogeared, end papers foxed, many pages with overall foxing- color illustrations clean, bindings tight, bound by Bickers and Son as stated. Science, RGR.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5654
- Title
- THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD - 2 VOLUMES COMPLETE
- Author
- C.J. Cornish et. al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- n.d.
- Keywords
- Bound by Bickers & Son
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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....
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