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A Vertebrate Fauna Of The Orkney Islands
by Thomas E. Buckley and J. A. Harvie-Brown
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1891. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, xxiv + pp314 plus 2 page colour map to rear in very good condition and 14 b/w engravings by Annan and Swan some of which original works by J.G. Millais and photographs by Mr W. Norrie all with tissue guards. Hardcover no dust jacket. Original green buckram binding with gilt titles to spine in good condition with some sunning and shelf wear to spine and a few small nicks to boards. Inside two previous owners bookplates to front paste down, spine cracked to pp208/209 however binding holding perfectly. A few spots of foxing throughout mostly to the outer side of the plates. A scarce book.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000961
- Title
- A Vertebrate Fauna Of The Orkney Islands
- Author
- Thomas E. Buckley and J. A. Harvie-Brown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1891
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Scottish interest / Natural History
Terms of Sale
Nikki Green Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
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