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The Natural History of the Amphibious Carnivora, including the Walrus and Seals, also of the Herbivorous Cetacea &c
by Robert Hamilton; William Jardine [editor]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/N
- Seller
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh : W H Lizars, S Highley et al, 1839 A good copy of the 1st edition in original publisher's cloth binding with 31 plates, of which 28 are hand coloured. This is Volume VIII of Jardine's Naturalist's Library, Mammalia. Contents: Vol listing for Naturalist's Library; half title; engraved frontispiece of Peron with tissue guard; vignette title page showing a boat beset by walruses; 2 further title pages; advertisement for the series; contents pages; Memoir of Peron; introduction; text including numerous engravings and 31 plates bound at the rear. The plates are numbered to 30, but there are 2 versions of plate 7. The illustrator's imagination can be seen running riot with the sea monsters pictured on plates 28 and 29. The binding has been rebacked, relaying the original spine, and is clean, sound and bright. There is light fading to edges and the bottom corner of the back board has a small bump. Original green endpapers present with repair and some associated marking at the joints. The contents are clean with some spotting and toning to edges. The text pages have clean non-spotty sections and then some with spotting at edges and occasionally spotting overall. Plates have new tissue guards, bar plate 23 where the guard is lacking. The plates are clean with light toning to the paper and there is offsetting to the verso of preceding plates. Plate 11 has a small nick to the bottom edge.
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- Bookseller
- E C Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032969
- Title
- The Natural History of the Amphibious Carnivora, including the Walrus and Seals, also of the Herbivorous Cetacea &c
- Author
- Robert Hamilton; William Jardine [editor]
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W H Lizars, S Highley et al
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1839
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jardine's naturalist's library; mammalia; seals; amphibious carnivora; nineteenth century natural history
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; Freshwater and Marine Life, including fish and fishing;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
E C Books
Biblio member since 2011
Birsay, Orkney
About E C Books
E C Books is a small online bookselling business, specialising in pre 20th century works:natural history, science, history, and travel, aiming for rarer and more unusual books. Our largest stock area is Natural History, where we have a good range of books from the 1700-1800's, many finely illustrated. Other areas include children's books, particularly late 1800's-early 1900's - again illustrated; and literature pre 1900.When you order books from us we ensure that they are properly packed to protect condition, and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for more secure delivery. Please note that we have recently moved to the beautiful Orkney Islands, where we intend to open a bookshop over the next year. Because of our location we cannot guarantee 'next day' delivery but we will get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.Please note that the buyer is responsible for the payment of any tax or duty on import.
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