AN ODD BESTIARY: Or, a Compendium of Instructive and Entertaining Descriptions of Animals, Culled from Five Centuries of Travelers' Accounts, Natural Histories, Zoologies, &c. by Authors Famous and Obscure, Arranged as an Abecedary
by Robinson, Alan James (Designed and Illustrated)/Block, Laurie (Compiled and Annotated)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press/A Cheloniidae Press Book (1986) Original gray cloth covers w/ gilt title on red spine. Binding lightly soiled; top of spine bumped. DJ lightly soiled. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents very nice. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Alan James Robinson. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10537ANM
- Title
- AN ODD BESTIARY: Or, a Compendium of Instructive and Entertaining Descriptions of Animals, Culled from Five Centuries of Travelers' Accounts, Natural Histories, Zoologies, &c. by Authors Famous and Obscure, Arranged as an Abecedary
- Author
- Robinson, Alan James (Designed and Illustrated)/Block, Laurie (Compiled and Annotated)
- Illustrator
- Alan James Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press/A Cheloniidae Press Book
- Place of Publication
- Urbana and Chicago
- Keywords
- ANIMALS WILDLIFE WILD LIFE NATURE FOLKLORE ANIMALS IN ART BESTIARIES ARMADILLOS BASILISKS CAMELOPARD GIRAFFES DODO BIRDS ELEPHANTS FISH FLYING FISHES GRIFFINS HIPPOPOTAMUSES IBEX JERBOAS KANGAROOS LORIS MANATEES NARWHALS OSTRICH PLATYPUS QUETZALS RHINOCER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Animals;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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