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Fabre's Book of Insects
by Fabre, Jean-Henri; Mrs. Rodolph Stawell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Tudor Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1935. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth decorated in gilt. Stated 5th printing. Tight and square with foxing to block edge, hint of mottling to boards. 12 tipped-in color plates. The DJ in mylar is foxed, worn to points, few short closed tears with inner tape reinforcement, price clipped. In the original box which is somewhat worn/foxed. ; quarto; 271 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36900
- Title
- Fabre's Book of Insects
- Author
- Fabre, Jean-Henri; Mrs. Rodolph Stawell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Printing
- Publisher
- Tudor Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1935
Terms of Sale
curtis paul books inc.
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About the Seller
curtis paul books inc.
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Northridge, California
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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