The Royal Natural History.
by Lydekker, Richard (Ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Frederick Warne. -, 18931896. 1st. Ed.. Six volume set with 72 colour and 57 b/w. plates plus 1,600 engravings. 4to. Hardbacks. Some spotting at ends and fore-edges of text block, occasionally internally, o/w. contents fine. Bound in publishers richly decorated brown cloth with bevelled edges, showing only very light shelf rubbing, o/w. exceptional and fine. Comes with a copy of Warnes illustrated subscription form inviting interested parties to purchase the 36 monthly parts which collectively make up a set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61999
- Title
- The Royal Natural History.
- Author
- Lydekker, Richard (Ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne. -
- Date Published
- 18931896
- Keywords
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Natural history
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the âTown of Booksâ, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Fine
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- 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....