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THE BIRDS OF BERKSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE TWO COUNTIES
by Kennedy, Alexander W.M. Clark
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Ingalton and Drake, Eton ; Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1868. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. pp xvi 232, With 4 MOUNTED, HAND-COLORED ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF BIRDS. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, gilt vignette to the front board, light wear only, binding firm. Contents clean and tight, endpapers unmarked, a few spots on first few pages, plates with tissue guards, paper bright and fresh. A very scarce title..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036069
- Title
- THE BIRDS OF BERKSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: A CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE TWO COUNTIES
- Author
- Kennedy, Alexander W.M. Clark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ingalton and Drake, Eton ; Simpkin, Marshall, and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds - British Regional Guides;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
Biblio member since 2006
Launceston, Cornwall
About Loe Books
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We specialise in fine and rare books, particularly the New Naturalist series, natural history and horticultural titles.Thank you for viewing our stock
We specialise in fine and rare books, particularly the New Naturalist series, natural history and horticultural titles.Thank you for viewing our stock
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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....
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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