Birds of the Water, Wood, and Waste
by Guthrie-Smith, H
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
A$53.44A$37.41
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About This Item
New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombes, 1927. An account of birds on Tutira sheep station in the Hawkes Bay. With additional material to the original. CONDITION Fine copy bound in Green Buckram cloth with bright gilt titles (unworn) pp viii 207 with wonderful half tone plates through out. Exceptionally clean and crisp copy. Overweight. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14620
- Title
- Birds of the Water, Wood, and Waste
- Author
- Guthrie-Smith, H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Whitcombe & Tombes
- Place of Publication
- New Zealand
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...