A POPULAR DISPLAY OF THE WONDERS OF NATURE Exclusively Selected from the Transactions of the Royal Society of London
by Rev. C. C. Clarke
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: W. Tweedie. Hardcover. Very Good. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases on pages. A few dog-earred pages. Front hinge is exposed, but binding is still secure. Blind-stamped black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and design on spine. Corners are bumped. Wear at corners and head/tail of spine. Appears to be missing an endpaper at front. Previous owners' names stamped and written on first free endpaper. Pencil writings on front pastedown endpaper. Frontis illustration. A nice compendium of scientific articles from the 19th century covering such topics as volcanoes, carnivorism, fossils in Ireland, Cuckoos, Sea Anemones, Jupiter's spot, tides, sea sickness, bitumen, 1755 earthquake in America, the arrangement of stars, coal, Mount Vesuvius, tapeworms, Peru, Jamaica, bird migration and much more. Nicely illustrated with engravings. No date of publication indicated, but likely from the mid-1800's if not earlier. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 700 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliodditiques (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4346
- Title
- A POPULAR DISPLAY OF THE WONDERS OF NATURE Exclusively Selected from the Transactions of the Royal Society of London
- Author
- Rev. C. C. Clarke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W. Tweedie
- Place of Publication
- London
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Bibliodditiques
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Waterloo, Ontario
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Thank you for visiting the home page of BIBLIODDITIQUES - specializing in children's literature, non-fiction, and rare and antiquarian books. This year marks my 12th anniversary in the book trade. I am a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2009) and a member of the IOBA (International Online Booksellers Association). I take pride in offering books that are of the same quality that I like to see in my own private collection. Books I sell must meet my own high standards of condition, which generally requires that the binding be tight, dust jackets be intact, and that there be no major defects. I do not offer books that are ex-library copies, unless they are hard to find in any condition. Customer satisfaction is very important to me. I am happy to answer any questions you may have and to send you photos of my listings upon request. Your patronage is greatly appreciated.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....