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Life and Rock : A Collection of Zoological and Geological Essays
by R. Lydekker
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Grange over Sands, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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Life and Rock : A Collection of Zoological and Geological Essays
R. Lydekker
Universal Press, London, 1894, 1st edition hardback, blue cloth, gilt vignette and title, 221 pp, 63 b/w illustrations, handcut page edges to side and base. Corners brusied, general shelf wear, dust stained page edges. Original 'Maudie's Select Library' plate on front cover. No inscriptions.
antiquarian, sciences, zoology, geology, natural history, illustrated
41561 ANTI sci £22.00
R. Lydekker
Universal Press, London, 1894, 1st edition hardback, blue cloth, gilt vignette and title, 221 pp, 63 b/w illustrations, handcut page edges to side and base. Corners brusied, general shelf wear, dust stained page edges. Original 'Maudie's Select Library' plate on front cover. No inscriptions.
antiquarian, sciences, zoology, geology, natural history, illustrated
41561 ANTI sci £22.00
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- Bookseller
- Daisyroots Books Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41561
- Title
- Life and Rock : A Collection of Zoological and Geological Essays
- Author
- R. Lydekker
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Universal Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- antiquarian, sciences, zoology, geology, natural history, illustrated,
- Bookseller catalogs
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Grange over Sands, Cumbria
About Daisyroots Books Ltd
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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