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The Mollusca of Dorsetshire (Marine, Estuarine, Freshwater and Land and the Brachiopoda
by Mansell-Pleydell, John Clavell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dorchester, Dorset: "Dorset County Chronicle" Printing Works, 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth with title in gilt on spine and image of a snail in gilt on front cover. Condition: Very good, with light shelfwear and scuffing to covers and light bumping to head and tail of spine. Binding sound. Signed, inscribed and dated 1899 by the author to the previous owner on the reverse of the front endpaper. Folding map opposite title page (map has a 3.5 inch horizontal tear to base). Light foxing to rear endpapers. 110pp. plus an errata page..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006460
- Title
- The Mollusca of Dorsetshire (Marine, Estuarine, Freshwater and Land and the Brachiopoda
- Author
- Mansell-Pleydell, John Clavell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- "Dorset County Chronicle" Printing Works
- Place of Publication
- Dorchester, Dorset
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- molluscs, sea snails
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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