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A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory: Vol. II
by William MacGillivray
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Scott, Webster and Geary, 1839. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1839. No Edition Remarks. 496 pages. A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory: Vol. II. Half bound red leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Book appears to have been rebound. Deckled and rough cut text block edges. Contains black and white illustrated plates to rear of book. Pages are moderately tanned with heavy foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Gutters are moderately cracked with binding exposed. Binding remains firm. Occasional thumb-marking present throughout, with a few small nicks and creases along text block edge. Plates are heavily tanned and foxed. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with notable bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy tanning to spine, with visible crushing to spine ends. Scuffing to front board.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1692699093MEP
- Title
- A History of British Birds, Indigenous and Migratory: Vol. II
- Author
- William MacGillivray
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Scott, Webster and Geary
- Date Published
- 1839
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Half Bound
- ...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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