Corals and Coral Islands
by Dana, James D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1872. First edition. 8vo, 400 pp.Color frontispiece, 3 maps and charts, Original blue cloth, decorated in gilt and black, with a palm tree and a sea anemone on the spine, and a coral branch on the upper cover; top edge gilt; extremities a bit rubbed, crease in front free endpaper, otherwise a nice, bright copy. Forbes 2934 (not noting blue cloth binding).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33121
- Title
- Corals and Coral Islands
- Author
- Dana, James D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- , , , HAWAII,
Terms of Sale
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
Specialized dealer in rare books and manuscripts, since 1975.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- First Edition
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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...