The Romance of Natural History...Second Series
by GOSSE Philip Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Charlottesville , Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: James Nisbet and Co., 1861. . 8vo, green, stamped cloth, resembling straight-grain morocco, gilt; inner hinges cracked; some abrasion to head and tail of spine, corners bumped FIRST EDITION, another issue. Freeeman & Wertheimer 137 with the snake charmer vignette on the front cover that appears opposite p. 278
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Details
- Bookseller
- Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2432
- Title
- The Romance of Natural History...Second Series
- Author
- GOSSE Philip Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: James Nisbet and Co., 1861.
- Pages
- 10 wood-engravings; xii and 396
- Keywords
- FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Charlottesville , Virginia
About Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books
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Shipping, handling and insurance are charged at $7.50 for the first volume; $2.00 for each additional volume.
Mastercard or Visa, or by check in U.S. funds. Virginia residents please
add 5.3% sales tax.
New customers unknown to us, please send check with order. Libraries will be billed in any manner suited to their budgetary requirements.
Shipping, handling and insurance are charged at $7.50 for the first volume; $2.00 for each additional volume.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 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....