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FINE BIRD BOOKS 1700-1900
by Sitwell, Sacheverell, Handasyde Buchanan and James Fisher
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London / New York: Collins & Van Nostrand, 1953. 1st edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 1st edition, limited to 2000 copies. A Near Fine copy. Elephant folio, viii, 120 pp., illustrated with 38 plates, 16 in color (one folding), and 22 b&w. Bound in half brown cloth with marbled paper over boards.; title on spine in gilt. Spine lightly sunned. Lacking the dust jacket. A Near Fine copy. *** Please note: international and expedited orders only will require additional postage.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23931
- Title
- FINE BIRD BOOKS 1700-1900
- Author
- Sitwell, Sacheverell, Handasyde Buchanan and James Fisher
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Collins & Van Nostrand
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1953
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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