Fabre's Book of Insects
by Fabre, J.H.; Mrs Rodolph Stawell; Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton Not dated, c.1922 ?. Illustrated with 12 fine colour plates by E.J. Detmold, (one with adhesion damage to the surrounding mount but not to the printed surface - see illustration, otherwise all others very good), quarto, pp 184, fore-edge very slightly thumbed, the first two pages of text a little marked, otherwise clean internally, the hinge at the title page is cracked and weak, blue decorated cloth a bit marked and stained, slightly worn.. Cloth. Good. Illus. by E.J. Detmold.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018498
- Title
- Fabre's Book of Insects
- Author
- Fabre, J.H.; Mrs Rodolph Stawell; Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
- Illustrator
- E.J. Detmold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrators; Entomology; Childrens;
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Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
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