Verkäufer curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, USA Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 11. Februar 2014
Green cloth decorated in gilt. Stated 5th printing. Tight and square with foxing to block edge, hint of mottling to boards. 12 tipped-in color plates. The DJ in mylar is foxed, worn to points, few short closed tears with inner tape reinforcement, price clipped. In the original box which is somewhat worn/foxed. ; quarto; 271 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 36900
Titel: Fabre's Book of Insects
Verlag: Tudor Publishing Company, NY
Erscheinungsdatum: 1935
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Near Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good
Auflage: Fifth Printing.
Anbieter: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, USA
Zustand: New. Detmold, E. J. (illustrator). Book is in NEW condition. 0.87. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1649651058-2-1
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. E.J. Detmold (illustrator). viii, 271 pages, [12] leaves of color plates : illustrations. This is an attractive copy of the first printing of this edition. Publisher's binding sturdy, mild wear to corners and to head and foot of spine, gold-stamped lettering and device to front panel and to spine faded but good; previous owner's stamp to upper fore-corner of front pastedown and front free endpaper, contents fine, all twelve tipped-in plates and tissue guards present. 1340 grams. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 012609
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Anbieter: Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 5th Printing. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 240426046
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Anbieter: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 5th Printing. New York, 1936; green cloth covered boards; edge and corner wear; 4to,9 3/4" to 12" tall; Interior is clean and unmarked; 271 pages. Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers SKU1172533
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, USA
Hardcover. 271pp. with 12 color tipped in plates with tissue guards. This is the 4th printing of the new edition of 1935. A small pamphlet titled "J. Henri Fabre: a Brief Account of His Life and Works" is laid in. Glue residue from the removal of a bookplate, some rubbing on the back cover else very good condition with text clean and binding sound without a dust jacket. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 225105
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Anbieter: thebookforest.com, San Rafael, CA, USA
hardcover. Zustand: Good. Text block firm and clean, binding unblemished, without highlights or underlining. Mild rubbing to edges, tanning to pages. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1LAUHV002QCM
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Anbieter: Foliobooks, Madison, WI, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Bound in green cloth with gilt decoration; spine rubbed and darkened. Gift inscription (not from author) to previous owner on front FEP; text pages are yellowed and have some foxing but are free of markings. All 12 color plates present; one is beginning to curl at inner edge. One tissue guard has become detached but is still present.Overall, a good, solid copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 20200301b
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Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. E. J. Detmold (illustrator). A smart fifth printing of Mrs. R. Stawell's retelling of Fabre's "Souvenirs Entomologiques" with illustrations throughout. Fifth printing, originally published 1935. Illustrated with a colour tipped in frontispiece and eleven colour tipped in plates. Collated complete. A comprehensive entomological study with chapters on various insects, including: the sacred beetle, the cicada, the praying mantis, the glow-worm, and many others. A retelling of the works of Jean-Henri Fabre, a French naturalist, entomologist, and author. From Alexander Teixeira del Mattos' translation, a Dutch-English journalist, literary critic, publisher, and translator. Written by Mrs. Maud Margaret Key Stawell, an English author and wife of Rodolph Stawell, a British surgeon. Illustrated by Edward Julius Detmold, a prolific English Victorian book illustrator who often worked alongside his twin brother Charles Maurice Detmold. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good. book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 882T1
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Anbieter: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good+ to Very Good-. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. E. J. Detmold (illustrator). Fourth Printing. (1936) 272 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration on front cover. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Spine ends slightly bumped. Light scattered foxing. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear, tear, and chipping to extremities. Approx. 1" wide x 3/4" long chip to bottom edge of rear panel. Illust. w/ 12 tipped-in color plates. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 6611
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Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. EJ Detmold (illustrator). A bright example of the fifth printing of Fabre's 'Book of Insects', with tipped in colour plates by Detmold. A retelling of Jean-Henri Fabre's 'Souvenirs entomologiques' English translation of Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator. Here retold by Mrs Rodolph Stawell.The fifth printing of this work, first published the year prior. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, clipped to each corner.A fascinating collection of essays detailing Fabre's observations of all kinds of insects in his homeland of France combined with folklore, storytelling, and cultural reference.Jean-Henri Fabre was a French naturalist, entomologist and author known for his popular books on the lives of insects.This edition features illustrations by Victorian illustrator E. J. Detmold, with a tipped in colour frontispiece and eleven further tipped in colour plates, each retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with original dust wrapper, clipped to each corner. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip. Significant loss and closed tears to front wrap head, with chipping to back strip head, and closed tear to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Near Fine. book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 884F24
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