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The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete
by Holt-White, R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Outer top corner of the text of volume 1 with slight bump, a bright, near fine set.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1901. First edition.. Outer top corner of the text of volume 1 with slight bump, a bright, near fine set.. Pp. xv, 330; ix, 300, with 30 full page plates, and illustrations. Contemporary three-quarter red Morocco leather, spine with 5 raised bands, lettered in gilt in two compartments and with elaborate gilt floral designs in the four other compartments, over blue marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers, top page edge in gilt, 8vo. An elegant and beautifully bound copy of the first edition. From the research collection of herpetologist Lauren E. Brown with his signature on the half-title page dated 2008.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9460
- Title
- The Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selbourne, written and edited by his Great-Grand Nephew, 2 Volumes, complete
- Author
- Holt-White, R
- Book Condition
- Used - Outer top corner of the text of volume 1 with slight bump, a bright, near fine set.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Murray, 1901. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naturalist's Travels, Exploration and Biography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Natural History Books
Biblio member since 2007
Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
Glossary
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- Marbled boards
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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