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Birds of Our Country: Their Eggs, Nests, Life, Haunts and Identification
Frank Finn; E. Kay Robinson
c1922
Hutchinson & Co. : London
11" by 8.5"
(3), 480; (3), 481-960, (8)pp.
SUMMARY
A smart set of this work presenting British birds, with charming colour illustrations throughout.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 29.99
EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
Asia Postage: £ 37.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
Complete in two volumes.
Volume one is illustrated with a colour frontispiece, twenty-two colour images across sixteen plates, and many in-text images.
Volume two is illustrated with a colour frontispiece, sixteen colour images across eleven plates, and many in-text images.
Collated complete.
This work presents the birds of our country in alphabetical order, including their eggs, nests, life, haunts and identification. With the most up-to-date knowledge available at the time of publishing.
Written by ornithologist Frank Finn and British journalist, Edward Kay Robinson, who founded the British Empire Naturalists Association.
CONDITION
In the original half crushed morocco with red cloth boards. Externally, smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small handling mark. Light age toning to the endpapers.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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