Fabre's Book of Insects (in the Original Box)
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- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Tudor Publishing Co, 1935. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. A handsome copy of the 1935 Tudor re-issue, including 12 lavish tipped-in color plates by E.J. Detmold. Solid and VG in its green cloth, with bright gilt-design and lettering to the front panel and spine. And in a crisp, price-clipped, VG dustjacket, with light offsetting to the rear panel and very light soiling (and one small closed tear) at the front panel. Quarto, 271 pgs. Also includes a sturdy, solid example of the publisher's pictorial box, with mild darkening at the front panel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8095
- Title
- Fabre's Book of Insects (in the Original Box)
- Author
- -
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tudor Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- rare entomology, rare Fabre, E.J. Detmold
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
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- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
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