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Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots
by Lear, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0850860741
- ISBN 13
- 9780850860740
- Seller
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IVER, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Pion Limited, 1978. [2], [vii], 42 col plates. . HB. Large-folio, orig. half burgundy morocco, raised bands and gilt rules to spine, gilt title, top edge gilt. Fine copy.. <b>Limited edition of 530 copies of which 500 were for sale</b>, this being #26. A fine facsimile edition of Lear's famous work on Parrots, first published in 1832.. [9780850860740]
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pemberley Natural History Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A51035
- Title
- Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots
- Author
- Lear, Edward
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0850860741
- ISBN 13
- 9780850860740
- Publisher
- Pion Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Bird Illustration; Facsimile Edition; Natural History Art; Parrots; Psitaccidae; Birds
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Pemberley Books
Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
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Specialist Natural History Booksellers, providing a mail order service for individual, museums, research institutes, universities and libraries around the world. We supply new, used and antiquarian books on all aspects of natural history, particularly specialising in entomology.
Established 1989.
Website: www.pemberleybooks.com Searchable stock database and secure ordering
We also have a specialist bookshop in Iver (just west of London - easy to reach by train or car, and close to Heathrow Airport)
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- 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...
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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