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A Familiar History of Birds
by Edward Stanley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1902 . Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart, leather bound new impression of Stanley Edward's work on the history of birds, with illustrations. Bound in full calf, with gilt tooling to the spine. A new edition. Written by Edward Stanley, the Lord Bishop of Norwich. Stanley provides a comprehensive overview of the subject of birds, covering topics such as their internal structure, flight, their various species and their history. Profusely illustrated with charming vignettes throughout. With the bookplate of Henry Tempest-Hicks to the front paste down. In a full calf binding, with gilt decoration. Externally, very smart, with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to leather. Slight fading to the spine and to the head of the front board. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 890Q5
- Title
- A Familiar History of Birds
- Author
- Edward Stanley
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Edward Stanley birds ornithology natural science birds new impression illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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- Spine
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- New
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- Gilt
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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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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