HOMES WITHOUT HANDS : BEING A DESCRIPTION OF THE HABITATIONS OF ANIMALS, CLASSED ACCORDING TO THEIR PRINCIPLE OF CONSTRUCTION
by Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889 [author]; Keyl, W.F.; Smith, E. [illustrators]; Pearson, Messrs. [engraver]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. New edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xix, 632 pages. In Fair plus condition with a ... dust jacket. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth, gilt stamped image on front. Wear to spine caps and corners, bump to rear bottom edge, light shelf wear. Text block has has gilt top edge. Cracked front hinge, name in ink on front pastedown, foxing to title page, occasional foxing throughout, puckering to center portion of volume. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and drawings, including plates.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G. 1379680. FP New Rockville Stock.
NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G. 1379680. FP New Rockville Stock.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1379680
- Title
- HOMES WITHOUT HANDS : BEING A DESCRIPTION OF THE HABITATIONS OF ANIMALS, CLASSED ACCORDING TO THEIR PRINCIPLE OF CONSTRUCTION
- Author
- Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889 [author]; Keyl, W.F.; Smith, E. [illustrators]; Pearson, Messrs. [engraver]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- 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....
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