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The Natural History Of The Sacred Scriptures, And Guide To General Zoology; Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred Coloured Engravings, the Whole Arranged and Written from the Best and Most Modern Authorities.
by Bicknell, W. I
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London & NY: John Tallis and Company. [ca1860]. Hardcover. Lacks frontispiece to Volume I, spines worn with tops frayed, two short hinge cracks, internally near VG. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Complete in two volumes, fairly plain contemporary 3/4 leather with cloth boards, [6], 320, [4], 310p., 300 color plates with tinted yellow background. **Volume II has the embossed stamp of Parsons & Co., Booksellers & Binders, 107 Union St., New Bedford. .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58392
- Title
- The Natural History Of The Sacred Scriptures, And Guide To General Zoology; Illustrated by Upwards of Three Hundred Coloured Engravings, the Whole Arranged and Written from the Best and Most Modern Authorities.
- Author
- Bicknell, W. I
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John Tallis and Company
- Place of Publication
- London & NY
- Date Published
- [ca1860]
- Keywords
- Color Plates, 19th Century, Religion, Fish, Birds, Binders Stamp, Native American
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
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- VG
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- New
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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