The Indian Ducks and Their Allies
by Baker E. C. Stuart
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Bombay Natural History Society , 1908. Book measures 27.5x19.5.cm. xi, 292pp, engraved and printed title, 30 coloured plates, half title. Bound in period half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt lettering, top gilt edge. Binding lightly rubbed, minor wear, spines lightly faded. A good clean firm binding. Internally, pages and plates clean. A very nice copy. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus. Large 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013402
- Title
- The Indian Ducks and Their Allies
- Author
- Baker E. C. Stuart
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Bombay Natural History Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- Large 8vo
- Keywords
- Ducks
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Natural History;
Terms of Sale
George Jeffery Books
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...