THE DRAGONFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES The Wayside and Woodland Series
by Longfield, Cynthia
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1949. Book. Illus. by Hammond, Cyril. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Edition - Enlarged. 8vo. pp 255. 12 colour plates within by Cyril Hammond. Green cloth simulated leather binding with black stamped decoration and gilt lettering and gilt vignette, in near fine condition. Dust jacket near fine, front panel features an on lay dragonfly, slightly rubbed, a little los along the top edge and spine, now protected in an archival sleeve. Contents clean and tight, unmarked. A near fine copy in a very good jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038518
- Title
- THE DRAGONFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES The Wayside and Woodland Series
- Author
- Longfield, Cynthia
- Illustrator
- Hammond, Cyril
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition - Enlarged
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Entomology;
Terms of Sale
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Loe Books
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...