A History of British Quadrupeds, including the Cetacea
by Bell, Thomas
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- Hardcover
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1837. xviii,526 pp. Octavo. Bound in contemporary full green morocco. Spine ruled in 6 compartments. Boards decorated with rolls and corner tools. Edges with rolls and dentelles. All edges gilt. Original coated yellow endpapers. A few light spots at the beginning otherwise in fine clean condition. Extensively illustrated with drawings, vignettes, and chapter illustrations. Contemporary name on front end paper Freeman 267 Also issued as a large paper copy and as a second edition in 1874. A very pretty copy in a wonderful binding of this early 19th century natural history volume. 1837
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 143096
- Title
- A History of British Quadrupeds, including the Cetacea
- Author
- Bell, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- Whales
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...