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The Birds of Sherwood Forest, with Notes on Their Habits, Nesting, Migrations, &c., Being a Contribution to the Natural History of the County
by Sterland, W.J
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: L. Reeve & Co.. Good. 1869. Hardcover. Green cloth binding rubbed at extremities & slightly cocked; spine ends & corners frayed; backstrip scuffed & lightly sunned; cloth along back gutter split; boards soiled & scuffed; hinges & several points in textblock cracked & hinges neatly reinforced with white cloth tape; two gift inscriptions & owner's stamp on front free endpaper; diagonal crease to rear ad page; a few leaves bent at corner tips, edges lightly chipped; leaf edges, paste-downs, endpapers, a few margins foxed/smudged, else an intact, clean copy of this birder's classic, with bright & clear ils. No dj.; Four lovely ils. by Sterland, one b&w and three beautifully hand-colored. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 244 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46122
- Title
- The Birds of Sherwood Forest, with Notes on Their Habits, Nesting, Migrations, &c., Being a Contribution to the Natural History of the County
- Author
- Sterland, W.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- L. Reeve & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- 19th Century English Naturalists, Antique British Bird Books, Antique Bird Watching Books, English Songbirds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature: Ornithology;
Terms of Sale
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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About the Seller
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
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