Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals
by Lee, Mrs. R. [Formerly Mrs. T. E. Bowdich]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair to Very Good +
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Griffith and Farran, 1891 Fifth Edition, Circa 1891. Frontis-piece [lacks tissue guard], viii, 312pp, 30pp, with an additional 4 plates, bound in original green, illustrated cloth, with the gilt still bright. This book was stored with a brown paper cover over it, which allows the book covers to be in Very Good+ Condition, but the paper covers were pasted onto the inside portion of the book covers, leaving a residue and portions of the paper. Church library bookplate inside cover [only library marking], hinges cracked, lacks back free endpaper, interior foxing.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006785
- Title
- Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals
- Author
- Lee, Mrs. R. [Formerly Mrs. T. E. Bowdich]
- Illustrator
- Weir, Harrison
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Griffith and Farran
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Keywords
- Natural History Mammalia Animals Cats Dogs
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; BIRDS, BEES, ANIMALS ETC;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookplate
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- Cracked
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- Good+
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- Cloth
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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...