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THE MEYERS' ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH BIRDS
by Hale, W. G
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Maggs Bros. and Peregrine Books, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. Folio. This is copy number 87 of 120 Standard Copies (There were also 40 De Luxe Copies). Pp. xv, 257, 42 tipped-in colour plates, facsimiles of lists of subscribers and original wrappers printed on pink paper. Dust jacket with a little rubbing to edges, slightly creased at head of spine. Hardback binding of plum buckram fine; contents clean and tight, unmarked, no inscriptions. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037183
- Title
- THE MEYERS' ILLUSTRATIONS OF BRITISH BIRDS
- Author
- Hale, W. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Maggs Bros. and Peregrine Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- Folio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds - Illustrated;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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,...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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