Ichthyologia Ohiensis, or, Natural history of the Fishes Inhabiting the River Ohio and its Tributary Streams
by C. S Rafinesque
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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About This Item
Burrows Bros, January 1899. Numbered. Hardcover. Very Good. No. 145 of 250 copies. 8vo in blue cloth, paper title label on the spine, top edge gilt, bottom and foredges untrimmed. Binding tight and square, very minor rubbing at the corners and spine ends, a bit of fraying at the top of the spine.
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- Bookseller
- Dunaway Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20110208122036
- Title
- Ichthyologia Ohiensis, or, Natural history of the Fishes Inhabiting the River Ohio and its Tributary Streams
- Author
- C. S Rafinesque
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Numbered
- Publisher
- Burrows Bros
- Date Published
- January 1899
- Pages
- 175
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....