Growth
by Robbins, William Jacob; Brody, Samuel; Hogan, Albert Garland; Jackson, Clarence Martin; Greene, Charles Wilson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Univ, 1928. Dark green boards with laid on spine title shows very light corner bumping and minor wear at head and heel of spine. Laid in owner's bookplate (Thomas Sturges Parsons, himself a zoologist and author) on front end paper. Front hinge started for about 1" at foot. Interior is otherwise tight and unmarked. 189 pp.. First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Textbook.
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- Bookseller
- First Used Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003370
- Title
- Growth
- Author
- Robbins, William Jacob; Brody, Samuel; Hogan, Albert Garland; Jackson, Clarence Martin; Greene, Charles Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Yale Univ
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Biology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biology;
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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