The Face of Nature : Popular Readings in Elementary Science
by Ovenden, Rev. C T
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Poor
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1902. Covers Weather, Plant Biology, Geography etc. Burgundy waxed cloth bds with bright Gilt titles and tooled Flral decoration in Gilt (fresh as new and unworn) nice wood block printed folliage border to title page, pp 188 with 86 figures through text, plus catalogue to rear. Tight and unread, very bright interior. Original Glassine wrapper is laid in but torn but it has well protected this copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9200
- Title
- The Face of Nature : Popular Readings in Elementary Science
- Author
- Ovenden, Rev. C T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Glassine Wrapper
- A thin, partially transparent or translucent paper covering often used ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
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