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Crustacea, Trilobites, Introduction to Arachnida and King-Crabs, Eurypterida, Scorpions Spiders Mites Ticks etc, Tardigrada (Water-bears), Pentastomida, Pycnogonida (The Cambridge Natural History series, Volume IV)
by Smith, Geoffrey; Woods, Henry; Shipley, A E; Warburton, Cecil; Thompson, D'Arcy
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
London, UK: Macmillan and Co, 1909. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xviii, 566 [4]pp. Numerous line drawings, diagrams and charts etc throughout. In green buckram cloth, with gilt decorations and gilt lettering on spine. Top edge gilt. 8vo. A large and heavy volume which may incur an additional charge for overseas delivery. Boards a little rubbed and rounded on corners and spine ends, a few mild marks, spine moderately sunned, heavily faded and mottled over lower edge. Text block edges toned. Gutter on half title strained. Some spotting on first and last few pages. A nice, solid and robust copy of this mammoth and authoritative work. Volume IV of the Cambridge Natural History series.
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- Title
- Crustacea, Trilobites, Introduction to Arachnida and King-Crabs, Eurypterida, Scorpions Spiders Mites Ticks etc, Tardigrada (Water-bears), Pentastomida, Pycnogonida (The Cambridge Natural History series, Volume IV)
- Author
- Smith, Geoffrey; Woods, Henry; Shipley, A E; Warburton, Cecil; Thompson, D'Arcy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 3.86 lbs
- Keywords
- Natural History,
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- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
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