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A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies
by Rainbow, W. J
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
T. C. Lothian, Melbourne, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Reading Copy/No Dust Jacket. 272 pp., eight pages of advertisements, preface by author, three appendices, index. Text is illustrated with 6 pages of black and white plates and numerous text illustrations in black and white. Green boards with ? gilt writing on spine. This book was produced as a guide to beginner entomologist in the first decade of the 20th century. The book is in awful condition. The corners are very rubbed and very bent and shelf wear is very prominent on the bottom edge of the book. The cloth of the boards is faded and heavily rubbed, and on the back panel there is a tear in the cloth, so as to show the underlying board, measuring 4" x 4". The cloth has also lifted from the back panel. The head and the heel of the spine ourselves and bumped and there has been a complete fading of the ?gilt writing the top paper is heavily dust marked. The front panel is bent and buckled and the endpapers are stained and the internal pages are brown. The front hinge is slack with a few tears along the hinge, with webbing visible at these tears. The back hinge has also cracked, in between the last two pages of advertisements, again webbing can be seen and the hinge is loose. On the ffep., and the following 3 pages a number B112 has been written in the upper right-hand corner in ink. This is the first Australian edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Natural History & Resources; Illustrated; Art -- Australian; Natural History -- Insects; Inventory No: 0100689. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0100689
- Title
- A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies
- Author
- Rainbow, W. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Reading Copy
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. C. Lothian
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Natural History, Australia, Butterflies, Entomology, Insects, Natural History & Resources; Illustrated; Art -- Australian; Natural History -- Insects; Unbranded Rainbow, W. J. A Guide to the Study of Australian Butterflies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Art -- Australian; Natural History -- Insects;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Gilt
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- Shelf Wear
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Hinge
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- Jacket
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- Cracked
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- Heel
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- FFEP
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