Sharp Eyes, a Rambler's Calendar of Fifty-Two Weeks Among Insects, Birds, and Flowers
by Gibson, Wm. Hamilton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1893. 322 pp. including Index. Soiling to covers/spine. Corners bumped /rubbed. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Wear/rubbing to spine ends.Gilted top edge. Overall covers are Good. ex-mus. bookplate on front endpaper and ex.mus. stamp and numbers on title page.Tissue guard protecting frontis illustration. Nature sketches on every page. printed on heavy paper. pp.160-161 hinge breaking. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and Very Good. . Cloth. Good. Illus. by by Author. Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 ". Natural History.
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- Bookseller
- Bee Creek Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004070
- Title
- Sharp Eyes, a Rambler's Calendar of Fifty-Two Weeks Among Insects, Birds, and Flowers
- Author
- Gibson, Wm. Hamilton
- Illustrator
- by Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1893
- Keywords
- Natural History, Insects, Birds, Flowers,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Famous Americans; Botany; Natural History; Ornithology; Entomology;
- Size
- Size: Approx. 6 1/2" x 9 "
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About the Seller
Bee Creek Books
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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