Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, 1885. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover, blue/green cloth w/ gilt lettering. Previous owner inscription on front endpaper. Exterior lightly rubbed, mostly around spine edges, 1/4" tears across upper & lower spine cloth; interior hinge paper partially split at endpapers, though hinges firm; foxing to opening & closing pgs. & very mildly, occasionally within. Otherwise good given age, contents unmarked, binding tight. 626 pp. With many illustrations on wood, drawn by Wolf, engraved by Whymper.

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Bookseller: Tiber Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 990924.01
Title: British Birds in their Haunts
Author: Johns, C. A., Reverend
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London
Date Published: 1885
Keywords: Natural History of Science, Biology, Fauna, Zoology, British Birds, Ornithology, 19th Century, England, Great Britain, Illustrated Engravings.
Bookseller catalogs: Biology / Zoology;

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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...
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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.