British Moths and Their Transformations in 2 volumes complete
by J O Westwood
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Rotherfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Wm S Orr, 1849. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. quarto. H N Humphreys. Type: Book pp XIV, 258: XIX, 268. 1st printing. Prior owner name to flyleaf. Half bound in red Morocco with gilt titles & decorations to spines, & borders to boards, marbled edges, complete with 124 full size magnificent hand coloured plates. These are marvellous books.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Strawberry Hill Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031190
- Title
- British Moths and Their Transformations in 2 volumes complete
- Author
- J O Westwood
- Illustrator
- H N Humphreys
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Wm S Orr
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1849
- Size
- quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Strawberry Hill Books
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Rotherfield, East Sussex
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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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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