British Dragonflies (Odonata)
by Lucas, W.J
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: L. Upcott Gill, 1900. Illustrated, (including 27 coloured plates), octavo, pp xiv, 356, (+ 16 page publisher's catalogue), a signature on the half-title, lacking the front endpaper, otherwise very clean internally, brown buckram with a fine art nouveau decoration in black and gilt, slightly rubbed, lower cover very slightly marked, one upper corner slightly bumped, a much better than average copy.. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014102
- Title
- British Dragonflies (Odonata)
- Author
- Lucas, W.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- L. Upcott Gill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Bookseller catalogs
- Entomology;
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Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
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- Fine
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