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The Life of the Spider
by Fabre, J. Henri; Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos; Maurice Maeterlinck (Preface)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good +
- Seller
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1916. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good +. 404pp. Octavo [19.5cm]. Bound in terracotta brown cloth, with gilt stamped titles on spine and front board. Additionally, charming blind stamped dragonfly design on front board. Top edge gilt. Spine ends lightly bumped, and spine a touch rolled. Textblock edges foxed. Mild abrasian and remnants of an ex-libris sticker on front free endpaper. In a dust jacket with a few small chips and very subtle soiling. French naturalist and entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre was known for the lively, engaging and poetic way he wrote about the lives of insects. Fabre's method of infusing insect life with humanity and humor still influences contemporary natural history writing.
Synopsis
The Spider has a bad name: to most of us, she represents an odious, noxious animal, which every one hastens to crush under foot. Against this summary verdict the observer sets the beast's industry, its talent as a weaver, its wiliness in the chase, its tragic nuptials and other characteristics of great interest. Yes, the Spider is well worth studying, apart from any scientific reasons; but she is said to be poisonous and that is her crime and the primary cause of the repugnance wherewith she inspires us.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65210
- Title
- The Life of the Spider
- Author
- Fabre, J. Henri; Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos; Maurice Maeterlinck (Preface)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- entomology; xmas23; 36xm!
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About the Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Salt Lake City, Utah
About Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Ken Sanders Rare Books is a full service antiquarian bookshop in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We carry an ever-changing inventory of art, ephemera, maps, photography, and postcards in addition to a vast selection of used and rare books along with a few new books. We actively purchase and appraise books in all fields.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- 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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