Bramble-Bees and Others
by J. Henri Fabre, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG- (Very Good Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Buffalo, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1915. 1st US Edition . Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Russet brown cloth with gilt lettering (slightly dulled on spine, brighter on front). Slightly sunned spine. Minor edgewear and soil, and bumped spine ends. Top edge gilt. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned. Not illustrated. Very small, unobtrusive gift inscription to front pastedown. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. Indexed. 456 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Albion Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002390
- Title
- Bramble-Bees and Others
- Author
- J. Henri Fabre, Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Very Good Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st US Edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1915
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Albion Books
Biblio member since 2021
Buffalo, New York
About Albion Books
Albion Books deals in fine used, out of print and rare books on a wide variety of topics. Specialties include Buffalo/New York history, science, religion, occult, and foreign language. The proprietor has been in the antiquarian book business since 2006.
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
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