A Manual of Zoolgy for the Use of Students. Seventh edition rewritten and enlarged.
by NICHOLSON, HENRY ALLEYNE:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Blackwood, Edinburgh & London, 1887. Numerous illustrations in the text. 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 inches), 939-pages. Contemporary half brown calf over marbled boards. Spine gilt in compartments with burgundy lettering piece, all edges marbled, Spine uniformly sunned. Contemporary gift inscription on front fly.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21690
- Title
- A Manual of Zoolgy for the Use of Students. Seventh edition rewritten and enlarged.
- Author
- NICHOLSON, HENRY ALLEYNE:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood, Edinburgh & London, 1887.
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- Science & Medicine;
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About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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