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The Charm of Birds
de Viscount Grey of Fallodon
- Usado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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EUR 198.43EUR 178.59
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Sobre este artículo
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1929. First edition. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Robert Gibbings. The first edition, sixth impression of this charming work on birdwatching and nature, handsomely bound in full calf prize binding by Bumpus. A charming work about birds, birdwatching, and nature, organised in chapters that represent each month of the year. The author provides scientific observations, memoirs of birdwatching, as well as incorporating poetry and popular literature about birds.The first edition, sixth impression of this work.Written by Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862-1933), a British liberal statesmen and policy maker, being one of the chief figures in the First World War era. Illustrated throughout by Robert Gibbings. In full calf prize binding for Heathfield School by Bumpus, with their binder's stamp to the rear pastedown. Containing a prize bookplate to the front pastedown, dated 1933. In full calf prize binding for Heathfield School by Bumpus, with their binder's stamp to the rear pastedown. Externally, lovely, with just some light shelf wear to the boards and light fading to the spine. Prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 814J27
- Título
- The Charm of Birds
- Autor
- Viscount Grey of Fallodon
- Ilustrador
- Robert Gibbings
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Fine Binding
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- birds charm fallodon bird watching charm natural science
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
