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Nature Series, Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects
by Sir John Lubbock
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co., 1874. Fair. 12mo. 180 x 125mm, 108 pages. Detailed line drawings. Book condition: Fair, gilt decorated brown boards have a couple of 'ink' spots on rear cover, ex-lib. (Aldenham School Library) with book bequeathed sticker inside board, name on endpaper, odd numbers on endpapers, mainly firm binding, rubbing to corners and spine with some minor loss. (Not as bad as it sounds!!). Comments: An early study into the origins of the metamorphosis process in insects, the influences and the nature of it; with some detailed line drawings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Seller
- Pullet's Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 002681
- Title
- Nature Series, Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects
- Author
- Sir John Lubbock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Date Published
- 1874
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Pullet's Books
30 day return guarantee, for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Original shipping costs not refundable.
About the Seller
Pullet's Books
Biblio member since 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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