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KANGAROOS
by Gould, John; Dixon, Joan M
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
CARLSBAD , California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1973. Tall folio, 11" by 15". Pictorial black cloth housed in the publishers slipcase. The Gould plates and text appearing in this edition were first published in 1863. First thus with modern commentaries by Joan M. Dixon. 152 pages with 70 full page, full color plates. The book is fine, crisp and bright, appears unread. In a fine slipcase with just a hint of rubbing on the extremities, sound and tight. See photos.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9187
- Title
- KANGAROOS
- Author
- Gould, John; Dixon, Joan M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Doubleday and Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- ART JOHN GOULD ILLUSTRATED NATURAL HISTORY KANGAROO AUSTRALIA
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
Biblio member since 2017
CARLSBAD , California
About RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
Member of IOBA. Used, rare, and out-of-print books. We carry a wide selection of first editions, signed books, world literature and poetry in translation, philosophy, history, sciences, scholarly subjects, and antiquarian books.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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