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The Naturalist's Library: Ornithology (Volumes I-IV) Vol. I-II: Hummung-Birds; Vols. III-IV: Gallinaceous Birds (COLLATES COMPLETE W/ 123 COLOR PLATES)
by Jardine, Sir William
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh, London and Dublin: W. H. Lizars, and Stirling andKenne / Lon gman, Rees, Ornme, Brown, Green / W. Curry Jun. and Col, 1833. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 12mos. 146; 166; 232; 175 pages. Small books measuring about 6 3/4 inches tall. Hardcovers bound in green 3/4 calf with burgundy marbled paper-covered boards. A married set. Volumes I & II are in slightly different bindings than Volumes II & IV. Volumes I & II show light wear with bright gilt tooling on the spines. Black labels on the spines. All edges marbled, and the endpapers are marbled. The bindings are sound and clean, and the text is generally clean. Both volumes have an early bookplate of "Viscount Gort." Volumes III & IV are dated 1834 and show heavier rubbing and some scuffing and have less gilt on the spines. No black leather labels (but as issued). Plain or faintly speckled edges and plain brown endpapers. The text is a little toned with occasional foxing, and some of the plates show some occasional smudging. COLLATES COMPLETE with 123 numbered color plates, although a few of the plates are out of order. (Volume I: 34 Plates; Volume II: 30 Plates; Volume III: 29 Plates; Volume IV: 30 Plates, as per the listings in the Contents at the front of each volume).
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051264
- Title
- The Naturalist's Library: Ornithology (Volumes I-IV) Vol. I-II: Hummung-Birds; Vols. III-IV: Gallinaceous Birds (COLLATES COMPLETE W/ 123 COLOR PLATES)
- Author
- Jardine, Sir William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- W. H. Lizars, and Stirling andKenne / Lon gman, Rees, Ornme, Brown, Green / W. Curry Jun. and Col
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh, London and Dublin
- Date Published
- 1833
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1833; 1834; Sir William Jardine; Birds; Ornithology; Leather Bindings; Color Plates; 19th Century; Naturalist's Library; Engravings; Rare; Collectible; General Antiquarian.
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Antiquarian & Rare; Leather Bindings; Birds;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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