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Bird-Life: a Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds - with Seventy-Five Full-Page Plates in Colors
by Chapman, Frank M
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Andover, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1900. Early printing of this first edition with color plates. Olive green cloth with a raised bird illustration and gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. 195 pp. plus 75 beautiful full-page illustrations in color. Light shelfwear, with moderately frayed spine ends. The spine tail is darkened. A gift inscription and previous owner's name are on the second free endpaper. The front hinge is stretched, with a 1" tear. Otherwise fine in a square, tight binding. A very handsome copy.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ernest Seton Thompson. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Banjo Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010254
- Title
- Bird-Life: a Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds - with Seventy-Five Full-Page Plates in Colors
- Author
- Chapman, Frank M
- Illustrator
- Ernest Seton Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- D. Appleton and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Science Ornithology Collectible
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Banjo Booksellers
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About the Seller
Banjo Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Andover, Massachusetts
About Banjo Booksellers
On-line and mail-order only. We have a wide variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction, with an emphasis on modern first editions and collectible childrens books.
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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