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The Canary Islands Their History, Natural History, and Scenery: An Account of an Ornithologist's Camping Trips in the Archipelago
by Bannerman, David A
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Gurney & Jackson, 1922. First edition. HC, no DJ. PC VG. Ex-lib w usual stamps/marks. Blue library buckram, gilt spine titling, blue piece of tape covers library call no. to spine tail, very light wear, FFEP missing, color frontis w tissue, bottom corner of leaves bumped, several restored dog-ears, clean, binding sound. All four tipped-in foldout maps present, three color plates w tissue, numerous B/W photo illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
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- Seller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 230111
- Title
- The Canary Islands Their History, Natural History, and Scenery: An Account of an Ornithologist's Camping Trips in the Archipelago
- Author
- Bannerman, David A
- Format/Binding
- HC, no DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gurney & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Pages
- 365
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About Refuge Books: Used & Rare
Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- PC
- Partially chipped (dustjacket)
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
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