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Seller's Description:
illus. VG-(see notes) NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. 317-624pp. NB: Vol. IV ONLY. The "Birds" volume. Leatherbound. 1" break to leather bottom spine corner, wear to extremities. Solidly bound.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Half-leather w/gilt lettering, marbled endpapers; Rubbing to edges of covers, FFEP is curling w/a 6" tear to bottom edge at spine and a 1" tear to top edge at spine, RFEP is curling w/1" tear to bottom edge at spine, pages lightly toning, 1 blank page in front of illustration has been torn out and laid in, 1 page creased.
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Good. New York: Selmar Hess, 1885. Volume 3. 4to. ix, 598pp. Illus. Good book. (animals, insects, encyclopedias) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Revised and adapted to American Zoology by Joseph B. Holder, M.D. Wrappers. 13 1/4" x 10 1/4". Includes parts 1-37 and parts 39-62. Missing part 38 (page 373-399 of volume 2) and missing parts 63-68 (last part of volume 6). Each part consists of approx. 28 pages plus either 2 full page engravings on wood or 1 full page color oleograph representing the Animal World. Includes 31 Oleographs and 60 full page engravings on wood on slick paper. Accompanied by full descriptive test. Many hundreds of exquisite illustrations interspersed through the text. The issues were originally issued every 2 weeks. They were "Issued by subscription only and not available in bookstores". Wrappers of each issue: several are missing and some split at hinge, some with tear along edges others are near perfect. Oleographs 8 1/4" x 5" are attached onto the center of a sheet some of which may have tear at edges. Oleographs by L. Prang & Co. of Boston. often with tissue. Volume 1 pages 1-626. Volume 2 pages 1-372 and pages 400-624. Vol. 3, 4, 5 & 6 pages 1-426-missing end of volume 6. Page edges uncut. Generally very good or better condition. Exquisite color oleographs.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. No Jacket. A beautiful six volume set that includes a total of 34 color plates between the volumes. Books have clean internals and solid boards and bindings with little external wear.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Selmar Hess; New York, 1898. Hardcover. First Edition. Complete 6 Volume Set. Set is very heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. A Very Good, rebound in recent maroon buckram with gilt lettering on spine, some handling/scuff marks to boards, bit of rubbing to board and spine edges, mild biblichor, some age toning to pages, few pages with some smudge marks, 2-inch tear top index page and clear taped 2-inch tear bottom index page Volume 1, discoloration to page 320 Volume 2, clear tape and tears/damage to page 321/322 fixed to line up with text block (refer to picture in this listing) also Volume 2, lose frontis-page Volume 5 but present, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked set. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], indexed, b&w illustrations, color plates. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Publisher:
New York. Selmar Hess. [Publisher]. 1898
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16851153087
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Seller's Description:
Folio, 32cm (12.5"), complete in 6 volumes, with 34 beautiful colour lithograph plates, 68 full page plates & 845 text illustrations from wood engravings, in the original elaborate decorated brown cloth, gilt block titles on the spine and upper covers including black stamped borders and decorations, a brilliant set, it is difficult to image one in better condition (ds1).
