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FLORA OF MARLBOROUGH With Notices of the Birds, and A Sketch of the Geological Features of the Neighbourhood
by [Preston, Rev. T. A.]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1863. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo. Pp. xxiv, 129, [1], [2], 16; photographic map. Original blind-stamped green cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, very good, light rubbing to head/tail of the spine and corners. Contents good and tight, original brown-coated end-papers, first few pages a little toned and spotted, a few neat marginal notes in pencil, photographic map over exposed (presumably it started life as such). armorial bookplate of the antiquary Charles Francis Wyatt to the front paste-down, 2-page and 16-page publisher's catalogues bound in at rear, the latter dated January 1863. Scarce. Freeman 3089..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037166
- Title
- FLORA OF MARLBOROUGH With Notices of the Birds, and A Sketch of the Geological Features of the Neighbourhood
- Author
- [Preston, Rev. T. A.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Size
- 12mo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Floras - British; Birds - British Regional Guides;
Terms of Sale
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Launceston, Cornwall
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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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