Foreign Finches in Captivity.
by Butler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Fine illustrated and antiquarian Ornithology . 1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. [1894]. pp.[6], viii, 332 with 60 fine hand-coloured lithographs by F.W. Frohawk. Large 4to. Hardback. TEG. Very small number of spots to contents, o/w. exceptionally clean and fine. Contemporary three-quarter burgundy morocco over red cloth boards, gilt lettered to spine, in as close to fine condition as one is likely to find. A super copy. This was Butlers most important work and involved his favourite subject Cage Birds. Although some of the illustrations are not true finches the book does contain considerable information on their appearance, distribution, song and behaviour in captivity. The illustrations by Frohawk are some of his best and are outstanding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62927
- Title
- Foreign Finches in Captivity.
- Author
- Butler
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. L. Reeve & Co. [1894]
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Ornithology
Terms of Sale
C.Arden Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay 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....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'