The Royal Natural History
by LYDEKKER, RICHARD (Ed) & SCLATER, P. L. (Preface)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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DUNEDIN, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
Frederick Warne & Co. 1894. 12 volume set, a handsome set with lovely bindings, imperial octavo, green cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, black & gilt tooled decoration to front board & spine, a.e.g, yellow eps, frontispiece with tissue guard, about 300pp per volume, illus, VG (light rubbing to boards, some bruising & light fraying to spine extrems, some rubbing to board edges & corners, some fraying to board corners, v light foxing & tanning to prelims including tissue gurd but not affecting frontis, f.e.p. of volume 1 nearly loose, 2cm chip from edge of f.e.p. of vol VII)
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- Hard To Find Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 187149
- Title
- The Royal Natural History
- Author
- LYDEKKER, RICHARD (Ed) & SCLATER, P. L. (Preface)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co. 1894
- Keywords
- Richard Lydekker PL Sclater natural history animals biology ecology
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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