Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland
by Thorburn, A
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longman, 1923. 38cm x 29cm. Pp. vii, 78. Complete with 30 colour plates by A. Thorburn. Contemporary 1/2 morocco by Sotheran, gilt decoration and lettering, top edge gilt. Spine faded, outer hinges and spine ends rubbed, sporadic foxing, but a pleasing copy.. 1st. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Besleys Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120648
- Title
- Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland
- Author
- Thorburn, A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Longman
- Date Published
- 1923
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Besleys Books
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Diss, Norfolk
About Besleys Books
Besleys Books - we a family run business with over 40 years experience in the booktrade. Internet only - books not stored at premises, no callers please.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...