A Dictionary of Birds. Four Volumes (in the original parts)
by Newton, Alfred; Assisted by Hans Gadow
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Item Price
$300.00$240.00
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1893. Published 1893-1896, the original four parts bound in quarter red leather over printed hardpaper boards, gilt lettering at spines, black end papers. Each volume with a contemporary bookmark promoting the Scottish Widows Fund laid in, along with publisher's slips for obtaining cloth bindings and notice of next publication laid in Part I. Very Good, leather at soines rubbed, rear board of Part I separating from top edge. Uncommon in the original parts as most copies seen today wound up being bound by the original owners. Illustrated with drawings, fold-out map Part I Fine. vii, (2), 304, 305-576, 577-832, 833-1088, followed by A Dictionary of Birds at rear of part IV, with separate half-title and title pages, xii, 124. . First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009363
- Title
- A Dictionary of Birds. Four Volumes (in the original parts)
- Author
- Newton, Alfred; Assisted by Hans Gadow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biology; Nineteenth Century; Dictionaries;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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