THE WATER WORLD. A POPULAR TREATISE
by Van Dervoort, Prof. J. W
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No jacket
- Seller
-
Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York:Union Publishing House, 1884. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/No jacket. New York:Union Publishing House. 1884. 1st edition, sold by subscriptin only. 512pp. Profusely Illustrated. Hardcover. Green boards, decorated in black and gilt, lightly soiled, rubbed and shelfworn, with gilt still bright, but wornalong edges, spine ends and edge points. All edges gilt, with some scratches. Internally free of previous owners marks or signatures, but with occasional smudges scattered throughout. The binding is tight with hinges intact, but cracked between 2-3 end-pages, Overall a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parnassus Book Service (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26322
- Title
- THE WATER WORLD. A POPULAR TREATISE
- Author
- Van Dervoort, Prof. J. W
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York:Union Publishing House
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- NATURE; NATURAL HISTORY; OCEANS; WATER; ANIMALS;
Terms of Sale
Parnassus Book Service
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About the Seller
Parnassus Book Service
Biblio member since 2016
Yarmouthport, Massachusetts
About Parnassus Book Service
Ben Muse began selling books from the former Knowles General Store in 1959. Now in our third generation, we are a famiy-run, general book store selling new and old (often rare) books as well as issuing specialty catalogs on a variety of subjects: Americana, Latin America, Maritime, Art, the Orient and a variety of other subjects. If you can't find what you are looking for here on the web, please contact us directly at our Yarmouthport shop -- or better yet stop by to browse and talk. We look forward to seeing you.
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.