A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds.
by F.O. Morris
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- An excellent example, bound in decorative period binding. Text and plates are clean and crisp.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1864. An excellent example, bound in decorative period binding. Text and plates are clean and crisp. . Binding: Contemporary ½ morocco with cloth boards, rebacked expertly, saving the original spine in 6 compartments of raised bands, gilt text on two and four, ex-libris with “Dominus Dedit” script on front paste-down endpaper. , Size: 4to, Illustration: With 225 lithographs printed in colour depicting eggs of various species of birds. , Volume: Three volumes., References: Sitwell (Birds) 125. , Pages: P. Volume 1. frontis, title, blank, (1), blank, iii-iv, 1-156; Volume 2. frontis, title, blank, iii-iv, 1-148; Volume 3. frontis, title, blank, iii-iv, 1-140., Category: Book Natural History
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B2884
- Title
- A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds.
- Author
- F.O. Morris
- Book Condition
- Used - An excellent example, bound in decorative period binding. Text and plates are clean and crisp.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Groombridge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- Book Natural History
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...