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A Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and of Canada; The Land Birds
by Nuttall, Thomas
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Hilliard and Brown, 1832. SCARCE. First Edition, 1832, a second volume The Water Birds, was published separately by Hilliard and Brown in 1834. Bound in contemporary full calf, gilt back with black label, marbled end papers.About Very Good, triangular chip to calf at head of spine, label with about 50% loss, boards rubbed, front hinge just starting yet binding still solid. vi, 683 pp. Illustrated. . First Edition. Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008336
- Title
- A Manual of the Ornithology of the United States and of Canada; The Land Birds
- Author
- Nuttall, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hilliard and Brown
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1832
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; U.S. History; Nineteenth Century;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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