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Natural History for Children. II Birds
by Anon
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- hardcover
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
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About This Item
Natural History for Children: being a Familiar Account of the most remarkable quadrupeds, birds, insects, fishes and reptiles, trees and plants. With plates and numerous cuts. In five vols. Vol. II. Birds
First edition. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, Paternoster-row, and N. Hailes, Piccadilly. 1819. 12mo. Half title, Engraved frontispiece by J. Shury. Title. (2), 151, (1 adverts) pp. Over 50 woodcuts. Full contemporary tree calf. Spine in six compartments divided by double gilt rules. Leather label, gilt lettering. All edges sprinkled red. Bettison's Cheltenham bookseller's plate to fep. Signed Ellen Mary and Sarah Maria Seton Karr to ffep. Short detachment of title and contents to upper edge. Offsetting from frontispiece to title. Upper joint cracking but firm. Rubbing and wear to extremities. Each volume complete in itself. Extremely rare. One copy recorded - in the British Library.John Shury Engraver and print maker (1788-)
First edition. Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, Paternoster-row, and N. Hailes, Piccadilly. 1819. 12mo. Half title, Engraved frontispiece by J. Shury. Title. (2), 151, (1 adverts) pp. Over 50 woodcuts. Full contemporary tree calf. Spine in six compartments divided by double gilt rules. Leather label, gilt lettering. All edges sprinkled red. Bettison's Cheltenham bookseller's plate to fep. Signed Ellen Mary and Sarah Maria Seton Karr to ffep. Short detachment of title and contents to upper edge. Offsetting from frontispiece to title. Upper joint cracking but firm. Rubbing and wear to extremities. Each volume complete in itself. Extremely rare. One copy recorded - in the British Library.John Shury Engraver and print maker (1788-)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- Biblio646
- Title
- Natural History for Children. II Birds
- Author
- Anon
- Illustrator
- John Shury
- Book condition
- Used
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, Paternoster-row, and N. Hailes, Piccadilly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date published
- 1819
- Keywords
- Juvenile, Natural History, Ornithology, Illustrated, Children's
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural HIstory; Tiny Treasures;
- Size
- 12mo
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
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About Paul Haynes Rare Books
Paul Haynes has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1978. Based in Hay on Wye, he travels worldwide to buy and sell rare and old books. A member of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA. Paul Haynes Rare Books offers both antiquarian and scarce books in all subjects, with something of a bias towards the owner's passion for Travel and Exploration.
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- ffep
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- gilt
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- 12mo
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- rubbing
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- spine
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