Description: (The Naturalist's Miscellany: or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects; Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature) , This Twelfth Volume. by George Shaw and Frederick P. Nodder Cover: Hardcover Publisher: Nodder & Co. London Date: 1813 Book: VG Contemporary red half-morocco, lettered & ruled in gilt and marbled paper over boards. Without title page as issued, two dedication pages, one in Latin the second in Latin. Illustrated with 48 hand colored plates showing birds, fish, insects, reptiles, etc. Sage Rare & Collectible Books specializes in first editions, signed editions, fine bindings, antiquarian, vintage, out-of-print, and rare books. We provide a complete and detailed condition description of each book so you know precisely what you are ordering.
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Author: George Shaw and Frederick P. Nodder
Book Title: (The Naturalist's Miscellany: or Coloured Figures of Natural
Cover: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Nodder & Co.
Publication Year: 1813
Place Published: London
Pages: Unpaginated
Topic: Natural History
Format: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Features: Contemporary red half-morocco, lettered & ruled in gilt and, marbled paper over boards. Without title page as issued, two, dedication pages, one in Latin the second in Latin. Illustrated, with 48 hand colored plates showing birds, fish, insects,, reptiles, etc.
Defects: 5 of the 48 plates show more pronounced degrees of offset from, facing text page; several others have very faint offset, most, are quite clean. There is offset from images to facing text, pages, most obvious opposite the first 6 plates. Rubbing and, wear to corners and edges with some wear through to boards at, corner tips and front edges. Bottom and middle panel of spine, leather with shadow of library labels; front pastedown shows, stain and scuffing from plate removal. No other library marks, or stamps; rear pastedown with a scuff and vertical 7"X3" area, of tanning with offset to rear endpaper likely from library, pocket. Save for the offset to some plates and facing pages,, interior text pages and plates very clean. Binding tight.
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Natural History
Place of Publication: London
Year Printed: 1813
