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The Life of the Ant by Maeterlinck, Maurice; Translated by Bernard Miall - 1930

by Maeterlinck, Maurice; Translated by Bernard Miall

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The Life of the Ant by Maeterlinck, Maurice; Translated by Bernard Miall - 1930

The Life of the Ant

by Maeterlinck, Maurice; Translated by Bernard Miall

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New York: The John Day Company, 1930. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 282 pages with bibliography. A fascinating study of hive insects by a controversial author who won a Nobel prize for his work but was also accused of plagiarism. Green cloth binding with gilt decoration on front cover and (probable) gilt titles and bands on spine, green top edge. Spine faded with no trace of gilt remaining, some fading of cover edges with spotting, light edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, former owner's bookplate "Gertrude G. Brown" on front fixed end paper, interior pages bright with a few stains, binding tight.

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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good
  • Jacket Condition No jacket
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition Not stated
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The John Day Company
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1930
  • Keywords entomology, natural history, science, biology,

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Life of the Ant

by Maurice Maeterlinck

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Blue Ribbon Books, 1930T. hardcover. Good. 1.2500 7.6250 5.3750. minor wear and creasing
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Life of the Ant

by Maurice Maeterlinck

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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Blue Ribbon Books, 1930. hardcover. Good/Missing. 6x0x9. A nice hardcover missing the dust jacket, a tight binding and an unmarked text. Former owners name plate.From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery Confirmation.
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The Life of the Ant

The Life of the Ant

by Maurice Maeterlinck

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Cassell and Company, 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Water staining to bottom edge of first few pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
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The Life of the Ant

The Life of the Ant

by Maurice Maeterlinck

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Cassell & Company Ltd., 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1930. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages with heavier tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and heavier foxing and tanning to text block edges. Front hinge is cracked with exposed netting and cracks to guttering with exposed netting. Boards have visible sunning and rubbing. Minor bumping to corners and fair crushing to spine ends. Heavier sunning to spine and splitting to rear joint.
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THE LIFE OF THE ANT

by Maurice Maeterlinck

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Milton, Vermont, United States
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London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1930. Hardcover. Good [or better]. Green cloth binding covers clean, spine sunned, rear cover has gentle crease, slight binding lean, tightly bound, text block edges are clean, light foxing to first and last few pages of the volume, the text has minor scattered foxing, o/w, bright clean paper, unmarked. This copy not issued with frontispiece. Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.
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The Life of the Ant

by Maeterlinck, Maurice

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New York: The John Day Company, 1930. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Dark green boards with gold lettering and designs. A little sunning along the edges. A lovely to look at gift inscription on the first page. The dust jacket has a bit of wear and tear and chipping along the edges and a slightly darkened spine. A few spots of soiling on the lighter colored background and two spots of faded hand-written numbers on the front. The jacket is price clipped and is in new mylar. An interesting piece of ephemera dated 1931 also included.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Natural Science.
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The Life of the Ant.

by MAETERLINCK, MAURICE

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Worpswede, Germany
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London.: The British Publishers Guild., 1941.. Paperback.. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Spine bumped & torn. Endpaper brown. Pencil-underlining. Text notes. Owner's name on Cover. Translated by Bernard Miall. Used.
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The Life Of The Ant

The Life Of The Ant

by Maeterlinck Maurice

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London: George Allen and Unwin, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 170x110x15mm. 170x110x15mm+177g . . George Allen and Unwin. London. 1947. . . . Pp192. reprint. Translated by Bernard Miall. Hard green boards with gold decoration and lettering to front and spine in original dust jacket - which is printed on the reverse of a map; quite unusual: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.00
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The Life of the Ant

by Maurice Maeterlinck

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780898753516 / 0898753511
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The Life of the Ant. [Translated by Bernard Miall].

by MAETERLINCK, MAURICE

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Worpswede, Germany
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London.: George Allen & Unwin., 1941.. Paper covers.. Covers little scuffed. Spine little torn. [Guild Books No. 15]. Good.
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