Great Natural History Books and Their Creators
by Desmond, Ray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1584560908
- ISBN 13
- 9781584560906
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 1584560908 . 176 p. 29 cm. Sound and square in green cloth covered boards. Minor wear to corners. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dustjacket has some edgewear, moreso to the bottom edge of back. It has a few light scratch marks. The story behind the creation and publication of many highlight natural history books from the 17th to 19th centuries. Chapters devoted to: William Curtis, "The Temple of Flora", "The Birds of America", "Flora Graeca", and "Flora Danica". It includes a chapter on nature printing methods. In-text colour and black and white illustrations. May require extra postage due to weight of book. .
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- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1183
- Title
- Great Natural History Books and Their Creators
- Author
- Desmond, Ray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1584560908
- ISBN 13
- 9781584560906
- Publisher
- Oak Knoll Press
- Place of Publication
- New Castle, Delaware
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 1584560908
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
Biblio member since 2011
Campbellcroft, Ontario
About Homeward Bound Books
Homeward Bound Books is an online bookshop operated from our home in the Municipality of Port Hope, Ontario. We specialize in children's and illustrated books – collectible and reading copies; and local histories, particularly for Ontario. We also stock a selection of collectable mystery fiction, ephemera, and any other titles we find interesting or unusual. We have thousands of books yet to be catalogued. So, please contact us to be added to our client list, and we will let you know when we have books of interest to you. It is our pleasure to send books homeward bound -- from our shelves to yours.
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