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Birds of Surinam
by Haverschmidt, F
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0050016636
- ISBN 13
- 9780050016633
- Seller
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Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oliver & Boyd, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1971 reprint of the 1968 first edition hardback in near fine condition. A tidy owner's plate on inside cover. No marks, clean and bright, tight binding, near flawless green cloth boards, just a hint of rubbing to parts of lower edge. In its original, unclipped dust wrapper with a little tanning from age, otherwise minimal shelf wear. A lovely copy. Items are dispatched the same or the following working day. Please note our excellent customer feedback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Repton and Clover
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009326
- Title
- Birds of Surinam
- Author
- Haverschmidt, F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0050016636
- ISBN 13
- 9780050016633
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 474
Terms of Sale
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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