THE STORY OF EVOLUTION. Facts and Theories on the Development of Life
by GRUENBERG. BENJAMIN. C
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Chapman and Hall. London. 1930. FIRST U. K. EDITION. 8vo. (8.4 x 6 inches). Illustrated throughout with photos, portraits and diagrams. A fine copy in a fine early binding of half brown diced calf possibly bound by, J. C. Wilbee, publisher and bookseller to Harrow school, and with a Harrow School label on the front pastedown endpaper. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled, lettered and fully decorated in gilt, including the Harrow crossed arrows symbol in two compartments. Brown cloth on boards. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Overall a fine, beautifully bound, copy.
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- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8946
- Title
- THE STORY OF EVOLUTION. Facts and Theories on the Development of Life
- Author
- GRUENBERG. BENJAMIN. C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall. London. 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
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- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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