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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. Edited with notes by Grant Allen
by WHITE. GILBERT. ; NEW. EDMUND. H. Illustrates
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1902. Early Edmund New illustrated edition, originally issued in 1900. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.4). Fully illustrated with 50 full page, and 135 smaller engravings by Edmund H. New. Fine bright copy in a beautiful binding of half dark green morocco. Spine with five raised bands, compartments with double gilt ruled borders. Two sections lettered in gilt and the others decorated with gilt design of a bird on a branch. Marbled paper on boards. A lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8731
- Title
- THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. Edited with notes by Grant Allen
- Author
- WHITE. GILBERT. ; NEW. EDMUND. H. Illustrates
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1902
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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Glossary
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- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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