Animate Creation Book Volume 2 Birds 1885 J G Wood Joseph Holder Selmar Hess (O)

Description: Animate Creation - VOLUME 2 ONLY - Antique Book - Hardcover - Published By Selmar Hess - AS IS. ***This Volume Of The "Animate Creation" Series Focuses Entirely On Birds***. "Animate Creation; Popular Edition Of 'Our Living World,' A Natural History By The Rev. J. G. Wood - Revised And Adapted To American Zoology By Joseph B. Holder - Fully Illustrated With Scientific Accuracy - Vol. II. - New York: Selmar Hess" - Copyright 1885 By Selmar Hess. The Book Is Filled With Numerous Detailed Illustrations In Black & White, With A Select Handful In Color. Dark Maroon/Burgundy Covers With The Same Color Leather Highlights Around The Corners And Along The Spine - No Text, Titles, Or Decorations Appear On The Covers - The Spinal Covering Is Completely Detached, And Most Of It Is Broken Off And Missing (Only The Middle Section With The Title In Gold Lettering Remains) - The Edges Of The Pages Are Not Colored. 13" Tall x 10 3/8" Wide x 1 3/4" Thick - Many More Books In My Store Animate Creation - VOLUME 2 ONLY - Antique Book - Hardcover - Published By Selmar Hess - AS IS ***This Volume Of The "Animate Creation" Series Focuses Entirely On Birds*** "Animate Creation; Popular Edition Of 'Our Living World,' A Natural History By The Rev. J. G. Wood - Revised And Adapted To American Zoology By Joseph B. Holder - Fully Illustrated With Scientific Accuracy - Vol. II. - New York: Selmar Hess" - Copyright 1885 By Selmar Hess The Book Is Filled With Numerous Detailed Illustrations In Black & White, With A Select Handful In Color Dark Maroon/Burgundy Covers With The Same Color Leather Highlights Around The Corners And Along The Spine - No Text, Titles, Or Decorations Appear On The Covers - The Spinal Covering Is Completely Detached, And Most Of It Is Broken Off And Missing (Only The Middle Section With The Title In Gold Lettering Remains) - The Edges Of The Pages Are Not Colored 13" Tall x 10 3/8" Wide x 1 3/4" Thick - Many More Books In My Store Used - AS IS CONDITION - The spinal covering is completely detached from the spine - Only the middle sections remains, which displays the title in gold lettering - All other portions of the spinal covering have chipped away around the edges, as the leather covering has deteriorated with age (These spinal remnants will be placed inside of the front cover) Two groups of pages are detached from the binding of the book - The first includes a tissue paper page, a multicolored illustration of Lammergeyer birds, and page 13/14 of text (there are numerous small margin tears and spots of of chipping around the edges of these pages) - The second set of disbound pages it at the very back of the book, and includes the final page of the index and the final blank page of the book - No other pages of the book appear to be loose/disbound, and no pages appear to be missing The back cover is slightly warped and bent out of shape Some scratches, scuffs and small discoloration spots on the covers from age and handling, including edge and corner wear - This is most prominent on the leather corner coverings and strips along the spine, which have deteriorated from age and have numerous small spots of chipping around the edges A few light crimps on the pages from handling - Some small margin tears on a few of the pages, mainly on the disbound pages and the pages at the front of the book - Pages 7-12 have a 3" margin tear at the top along the spine - Mostly, the pages of the book are clean and in good condition - No visible bends or folds on any pages - Some light browning/foxing/discoloration spots on the pages from age - No visible handwriting in the book - There is a pressed stamp on the bottom of the title page with the name of a previous owner Thank you! Stock #6lb13OP1S7-80724 Pictures sell! Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The complete eBay Selling Solution.

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