The Birds of Southern Africa de Finch-Davies, Claude Gibney (Colour plates); Kemp, Alan (Text) - 1982

Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1982. Limited. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Finch-Davies, Claude Gibney. Signed. 489 pages (complete). Hand-numbered 30 of a limited collectors' edition of 250 copies. Signed by Alan Kemp on the title page. Inscribed to Roydon C Peden (whose ex-libris plates and stamp appear on the front pastedown and frontispage). Half leather. Marbled boards. A wonderful copy. The book is housed in an earth coloured slipcase (a little scuffed). The leather lips are worn. The case is sound, assured. The boards and leathered corners and spine are wonderfully handsome and agleam with health. The paper trims have sparse, very, very shallow handling marks. The early pages have thin rims of discolouration about the edges. This is the limit of distraction. The contents are terrifically clean and clear, bright, vivid, visceral, fresh and bright, smart, serene - as if almost new throughout! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1982. Limited. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. Finch-Davies, Claude Gibney. Complete. Hand-numbered 214 of a limited de luxe Collectors' edition of 250 copies. Half-leather, marbled boards. A MOST pleasing copy. The book is housed in a brown cloth covered slipcase with leather lips, marbled sides. The case has some light wear and scuffing. It is sound and hale. The leather corners and spine are very handsome. The spine has five ridges, blind-stamped publisher colophon, gilt titling on a red leather patch on the second panel. The boards are most attractive. The contents are immaculate. They are paradise bright and fresh. They are vibrant, very clean and clear, vivacious - like fresh off the printing press! fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.