Camps and Cruises of an Ornithologist
by Frank M. Chapman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
D. Appleton And Company. Used - Very Good. 1908. Hardcover. 8vo. Figured cloth with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Numerous b&w photos. 432 pp. Light wear and rubbing to boards. Very light soiling to spine. Bookplate on ffep. Some pages uncut. Small bookplate on rear pastedown bearing gift inscription. Otherwise clean, handsome copy. Very Good. (Subject: Exploration).
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- Bookseller
- Powell's Bookstores Chicago (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- S75620
- Title
- Camps and Cruises of an Ornithologist
- Author
- Frank M. Chapman
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Appleton And Company
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Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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About the Seller
Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
About Powell's Bookstores Chicago
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...