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Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds
by William C. Hewitson
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£550.00£495.00
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About This Item
London: John van Voorst, 1856. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". Not Stated. One of the most comprehensive works on British Bird eggs, and still very highly respected. Complete in two volumes.William Hewitson's extensive study on the eggs of British birds, a fascinating work by a devoted author.Volume I illustrated with seventy-six colour plates.Volume II illustrated with seventy-two colour plates.Collated, complete. Collated from Jisc from a copy held at the Linnean Society of London.Written by William C. Hewitson.The third edition of this work. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head of the spines. Volume II lacks the spine label. Some loss of paper to the rear boards. Rear hinge of Volume I is starting but firm. Front hinge of Volume II is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots and odd handling marks. The occasional pencil annotation to the plates. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 732P22
- Title
- Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds
- Author
- William C. Hewitson
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Coloured Illustrations of the Eggs of British Birds eggs ornithology british birds eggs natural history natural science
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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