THE LAND BIRDS IN AND AROUND ST ANDREWS, including a condensed history of the British land birds with extracts from the poets and Observations and Anecdotes on Natural History.
by Bruce, George
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dundee: John Leng & Co., 1895. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition Thus. 8vo. pp vii 563; title page and inscription by the author to his son. Blue cloth binding with line drawing and title to the front board, now rather rubbed, good. Contents generally clean and tight, endpapers marked and slightly damaged. Inscription from the author to his youngest son on the reverse of the front free endpaper, fore-edges spotted and some foxing to the first few pages. A good copy inscribed by the author..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037059
- Title
- THE LAND BIRDS IN AND AROUND ST ANDREWS, including a condensed history of the British land birds with extracts from the poets and Observations and Anecdotes on Natural History.
- Author
- Bruce, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- John Leng & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Dundee
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds - British; Birds - British Regional Guides;
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