The Observer'S Book Of Birds: Describing 236 Species de S. Vere Benson - 1959

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1975. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1975. Reprinted. 222 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front. Black and white & Colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Has heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy chips, tears and creasing. Tanning to spine and edges. Price sticker to front flap.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1975. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1975. Reprinted. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Blue pen scribbling to rear free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Pen marking to text-block edges. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light sunning to spine and edges. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Mild rubbing and marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges and small splits to joints. Water staining to insides. Indented inscription to front panel. Light tanning to spine.

Frederick Warne, 1977. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1977. Third Reprint. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Water stain to spine and front panel. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front flap. Wear marks overall.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1975. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1975. Reprint. 222 pages. White dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1975. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1975. Reprinted. 222 pages. Colour photographic dust jacket over brown cloth boards with black lettering to spine and front. Black and white & Colour illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild crinkling and mild tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with light rubbing and crushing. Some light marking and tanning. There is bumping to corners. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges. Highlighter mark to back.

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1971. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1971. 223 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1975. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1975. Reprint. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Water staining to top edge. Light tanning to edges. Wear marks overall.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1975. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1975. Reprint. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to top edge of last few pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Slight fraying to cloth to bottom edges. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Water staining to both panels and spine. Light tanning to spine and edges. Wear marks overall.

Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1979. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1979. Pocket Edition. 222 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Contains black & white, colour illustrations and plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket. Panels have light edge wear with tears and creasing. Visible tanning all over. Visible water staining to front panel.

Frederck Warne & Co. Ltd, 1979. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1979. 222 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.