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John Abbot & William Swainson: Art, Science, and Commerce in Nineteenth-Century Natural History Illustration
by NERI, Janice; Tara Nummedal; John V. Calhoun
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2019. Quarto (29cm). Yellow cloth in pictorial dust jacket; x,[2],239,1]pp; 104 color plates. Bookplate of noted zoologist James G. Mead. Sound and clean, slightly bumped at lower edge: Near Fine. Jacket with a few small bumps and creases at head and tail, else Near Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58146
- Title
- John Abbot & William Swainson: Art, Science, and Commerce in Nineteenth-Century Natural History Illustration
- Author
- NERI, Janice; Tara Nummedal; John V. Calhoun
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of Alabama Press
- Place of Publication
- Tuscaloosa
- Date Published
- 2019
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrators;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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