A Hand-Book to the Marsupialia and Montremata
by Lydekker, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good + overall
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward Lloyd Ltd., 1896. First printing. Hardcover. Good + overall. One of the "Lloyds Natural History Series, edited by R. Bowdler Sharpe. Well-known for handsome plates of kangaroos, wallabies, phalangers, bandicoots, Tasmanian tiger, opossums, platypus, etc. Small 8vo, 320pp, 38 chromolithographic plates of marsupials. Original binding of quarter leather, buckram, spine lightly sunned o/w good plus condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22283
- Title
- A Hand-Book to the Marsupialia and Montremata
- Author
- Lydekker, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good + overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Edward Lloyd Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIA; PLATE BOOKS; NATURAL HISTORY; KANGAROOS;
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....