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Birds of Britain.
by GREEN, John D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head,, 1967. First edition, first impression. This collection showcases Green's snaps of the iconic young women of the swinging sixties. It includes portraits of Lulu, Mary Quant, and Marianne Faithful, with prosaic captions by Anthony Haden-Guest. Quarto. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Photographic illustrations throughout. Edges a touch foxed, faint marks to endmatter; spine panel and vertical strip of front panel sunned, corners slightly rubbed, unclipped: near-fine in like jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 164953
- Title
- Birds of Britain.
- Author
- GREEN, John D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: The Bodley Head,
- Date Published
- 1967
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Quarto
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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