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Petland Revisited By The Author of ‘Homes Without Hands’, ‘Strange Dwellings’, ‘Insects at Home’ &c. With Numerous Illustrations Engraved by G. Pearson From Drawings by Margery May.
by WOOD, Rev. J. G
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London Longmans, Green and Co. 1884. 7.5 x 5.5 inches. Hardback in illustrated light brown cloth covers with printed brown lettering to front and spine. Top edges gilt. Navy endpapers. In very good condition. Corners and edges lightly rubbed. Some white paint to leading edges. Owners bookplate and bookseller label to front endpaper. Endpapers darkened. Some light foxing spots and marks to pages otherwise a clean and tight copy. 310pp. 6 full page illustrations and 27 within text.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75900
- Title
- Petland Revisited By The Author of ‘Homes Without Hands’, ‘Strange Dwellings’, ‘Insects at Home’ &c. With Numerous Illustrations Engraved by G. Pearson From Drawings by Margery May.
- Author
- WOOD, Rev. J. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London Longmans, Green and Co. 1884
- Keywords
- NATURAL HISTORY WOOD, Rev. J. G., Petland Revisited, By The Author of ‘Homes Without Hands’, ‘Strange Dwellings’, ‘Insects at Home’ &c. With Numerous Illustrations Engraved by G. Pearson From Drawings by Margery M
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The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Gilt
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