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Thomas Nelson & Sons, London, 1874; tall Octavo, New Revised Edition. 349p. & 210 illustrations by Giacomelli. Full burgundy morocco with elaborate gilt decorative banding on beveled boards. all edges gilt, Wear to extremities, scuffing at head & heel of spine, rubbing to gilt edges. Both boards warped from sun/heat exposure; still a Good sturdy, sound copy. Priced accordingly with damages as described.
Inv. # 12599 bds 2023

Thomas Nelson, 1879. Hardcover. Good. . Thick cloth boards with vibrant gilt lettering and embellishments. Minor shelf wear. Pages/boards clean.

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1869. Later printing. Leather bound. Fair. Quarto. [1], xii, 13-340 pages. Illustrated. Dark leather binding with gilt tooled border decorations on cover. 5 raised bands, gilt tooled decorations and title on spine. All edges gilt. Leather rubbed on edges and joints. Joints are weak. Hinges are cracked. Previous owner name label (Dudley V. Courtright, M. D.) on front paste downer upper left corner. Mrs. A. P. Courtright calling card located center front paste down.

London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1869. 340pp, full green leather with titles in gilt on spine and gilt decorations on front and back boards. Rubbing to front and back gutter with a thin line of plain leather beneath showing through in spots, more on front than back. Binding tight, spine straight, corners solid. Leather on boards is slightly dulled/rubbed, but it retains its texture and the gilt is bright. Shelfwear to spine ends. Hinge starting inside front cover. Former owner's name and gift inscription with two dates in pencil on blank page before half-title. Pages are toned, but contents of volume are otherwise clean and unmarked, both the text block and the 210 Giacomelli illustrations, some full-page sized. Gilt page ends at top, bottom and fore-edge. Michelet's study of birds is idiosyncratic - he wasn't a naturalist - but his particular observations, plus the illustrations by the engraver Hector Giacomelli (best known for his illustrations of birds), form an uncommon appreciation of… Read More

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Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1883-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Book has been rebound. Black leather spine is rubbed. Spine ends have small tears. Blue boards have bumping to corners and soiling to covers. Hinges are split front and back. Interior pages are age tanned, but clean.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London Edinburgh New York: T. Nelson and Sons, 1868. First British Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Giacomelli, Hector. 340pp. Blue pictorial cloth stamped in gold and blind on the front panel and the spine panel, all edges gilt, pale yellow endpapers. With 210 illustrations by Hector Giacomelli. Translation of the famous work L'oiseau, originally published in France in 1856. Contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper. Some wear to extremities, spine panel is faded. Internally very clean but for a couple of minor smudges to margins and a touch of foxing. A bright, very good copy. ; Octavo.

New York: T. Nelson & Sons, Ltd., 1869. FIRST EDITION, second printing. Full period brown morocco binding with gilt border design on front and back boards. Five raised bands with gilt lettering and decorations. First english lanuage translation -- originally issued in Itallian. 340 pp, with more than 210 illustrations by Giacomelli. Minor bumping to corners, edges, and top & bottom of spine. Light wear to joints. All edges gilt. Small embossed design which reads "National Audubon Society, New York." Fine wood-engraved plates and in the text. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. A good gift.. Full Morocco Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Giacomelli. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.