The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne with Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's Calendar;
by White, The Late Rev. Gilbert . Illustrated. (Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books series)
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Selkirk, United Kingdom
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London, Geo. Roulledge & Sons, nd ( c 1850's?);. Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books series. Hardback. Good+ condition. Edited with Notes by Sir William Jardine. xxviii, 475pp with illustrated half title numberous delightful illustrations. Marbled endpapers. Original red half leather covers with gilt decoration & title on spine and five raised bands. Edges rubbed. Top edge gilt. A very nice clean copy of a very hard to find edition. .
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- Wheen O'Books
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- Title
- The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne with Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's Calendar;
- Author
- White, The Late Rev. Gilbert . Illustrated. (Sir John Lubbock's Hundred Books series)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Geo. Roulledge & Sons, nd ( c 1850's?);
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
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