Geological Observations, On the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America
by Darwin, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: D Appleton & Co, 1896. Book. Illus. by Five folding plates at the rear, all present and fine, 2 folding maps plus text illustrations. Near Fine. 3/4 Leather. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a new binding, dark blue goatskin with marbled boards and mathing hand marbled endpapers. Raised bands on the spine and red title labels with bright gilt lettering. Inside, clean and tight with no prior owner signative. Top edge gilt. Handsome copy. Third edition A more detailed study of his observations from the famous voyage offH.M.S. Beagle.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079828
- Title
- Geological Observations, On the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America
- Author
- Darwin, Charles
- Illustrator
- Five folding plates at the rear, all present and fine, 2 folding maps plus text illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- D Appleton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Darwin, South America, Geological Observations
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leatherbound;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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Glossary
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- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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