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The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects: Popular Edition, Being the Seventh Impression of the Second Edition
by Charles Darwin
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
John Murray, 1904. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1904. Popular Edition. 300 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Library copy with stamps, labels and inscriptions to front free endpaper. Dewy code to spine. Black and white illustrations throughout. Cracking to rear hinge, exposing netting. Mild cracking to gutters, however binding remains firm with all pages attached. Pages are lightly tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. More pronounced towards the start and end of the book. Minor chipping to bottom edge of page 299. Text is unaffected. Black markings to top edge of text block. Minor scuffing to front hinge. Boards have moderate edge wear with corner bumping. Visible sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Small splits to spine edges, cloth is slightly frayed. Black marks overall. Scuffing with paper remnants to spine bottom edge. Book has a slight forward lean.
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- Seller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1702391581ALK
- Title
- The Various Contrivances by Which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects: Popular Edition, Being the Seventh Impression of the Second Edition
- Author
- Charles Darwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1904
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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