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A Complete Checklist of Birds of the World, Second Edition
by Howard, Richard; Moore, Alick
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0123569109
- ISBN 13
- 9780123569103
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Academic Press, 1991-02-11. Hardcover. Very Good. Academic Press (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich); San Diego, 1991. Hardcover. Second Edition. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, slightly cocked, previous owner embossed stamp on half title page else unmarked, trace use/handling marks, some scattered foxing top text block edge, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, trace edge/corner wear, mild scattered foxing verso panels/flaps, small creases bottom rear panel edge, Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 622pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1029425
- Title
- A Complete Checklist of Birds of the World, Second Edition
- Author
- Howard, Richard; Moore, Alick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0123569109
- ISBN 13
- 9780123569103
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991-02-11
- X weight
- 40 oz
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
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Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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