Studer's Popular Ornithology. The Birds of North America. Upwards of Seven Hundred different species and varieties, comprising all that are known to exist on this Continent, are re[resented on the One Hundred and Nineteen Crayon Plates, artistically drawn and colored from Nature by Theodore Jasper, A.M.M.D. Including a letter-press [etc.]
by Studer, Jacob H.; Theodore Jasper
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York City & Columbus, Ohio: Jacob H. Studer & Co., 1881. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Contemporary three-quarterbrown leather over pebbled cloth boards, with decorative gilt titles to front, and gilt titles to spine. All edges gilt; brown endpapers. Some light rubbing to covers, edges. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat -- a handsome book. .
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- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Studer's Popular Ornithology. The Birds of North America. Upwards of Seven Hundred different species and varieties, comprising all that are known to exist on this Continent, are re[resented on the One Hundred and Nineteen Crayon Plates, artistically drawn and colored from Nature by Theodore Jasper, A.M.M.D. Including a letter-press [etc.]
- Author
- Studer, Jacob H.; Theodore Jasper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Jacob H. Studer & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York City & Columbus, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Studer's Popular Ornithology. The Birds of North America. Upwards of Seven Hundred different species and varieties, comprising all that are known to exist on this Continent, are re[resented on the One Hundred and Nineteen Crayon Plates, artistically
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
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CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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London (Birr), Ontario
About CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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- 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...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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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