Fall of the Sparrow
by Williams, Jay, Illustrated by Richard Taylor
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1951. Yellow cloth in yellow pictorial dustjacket. Drawing by Richard Taylor. Introductory chapter by Stanley Edgar Hyman. A droll examination of the extinction of species and the threats posed to others. Rear dustjacket panel and book cover show old dampstain. Dustjacket age soiled and moderately worn. Good in good jacket.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002264
- Title
- Fall of the Sparrow
- Author
- Williams, Jay, Illustrated by Richard Taylor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- RICHARD TAYLOR NATURE; ANIMALS, BIRDS, FISH, AND OTHER WILDLIFE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature; Animals, Birds, Fish, and Other Wildlife;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...