The Large Game. And Natural History of South and South-East Africa.
by Drummond, The Hon. W.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history . 1st. Ed. Pub. Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh. 1875. pp.xxi, [i], 428 with colour frontis., colour illus. title-page, 13 plates (12 in colour), 20 b/w. illus., and 1 full-page colour map. 8vo. TEG. Some browning to half-title and blank verso of map. Some spotting to fore-edge of text block and only a very minor amount internally, o/w. contents fine. Period half-morocco over green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine in nr. fine condition. A very pleasing copy indeed.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63773
- Title
- The Large Game. And Natural History of South and South-East Africa.
- Author
- Drummond, The Hon. W.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. Edmonston and Douglas, Edinburgh. 1875
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
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About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'