BUTTERFLY FAUNA OF CEYLON
by Woodhouse, L. G. O. [Ollyett]/Caldecott, His Excellency Sir Andrew (Foreword to First Edition)/Senanayake, The Rt. Hon. D. S. (Foreword to the Second Edition)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Colombo: The Colombo Apothecaries' Company, Ltd. [1950] 234 pp.+several pp. of plates in rear. Rebound in brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Ex-library of National Geographic Society w/ few expected markings (including a spine label). Few short tears to bottom margin of half-title page; small closed tear to page xi, not affecting text. Tiny chips/tears to outer margins of leaves xiii through xx, not affecting any text. Illust. w/ b/w figures, a map of Ceylon, and 55 plates, including 36 plates in color.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Seller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 23830WHAS
- Title
- BUTTERFLY FAUNA OF CEYLON
- Author
- Woodhouse, L. G. O. [Ollyett]/Caldecott, His Excellency Sir Andrew (Foreword to First Edition)/Senanayake, The Rt. Hon. D. S. (Foreword to the Second Edition)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- The Colombo Apothecaries' Company, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Colombo
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY TRAVEL DESCRIPTION SOUTH ASIA CEYLON SRI LANKA ISLAND COUNTRY ANIMALS INSECTS BUTTERFLIES BUTTERFLY FAUNA ZOOLOGY LEPIDOPTERA NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED
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- Animals;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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