The Original Water-Colour Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America Vol 1 & 2
by AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Michael Joseph Ltd & The Connoisseur 1966. 2 VOL SET. Folio, in patterned slip case, brown cloth boards, brown 14cm title plate with gilt tooling, patterned eps, frontispiece, xxxi + unpaginated 223 plates, unpaginated plates 224-431 + lvpp index, illus - plates, VG (light sunfading to spine, moderate scuffing to spine and boards, slight soiling to page edges) in slipcase VG- (moderate chipping with loss, moderate wear and rubbing to edges)
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- Title
- The Original Water-Colour Paintings by John James Audubon for The Birds of America Vol 1 & 2
- Author
- AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph Ltd & The Connoisseur 1966
- Keywords
- John James Audubohn water colour paintings birds of america ornithology zoology
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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...
- 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....
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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