The Naturalist's Bedside Book
by BB - D.J. Watkins-Pitchford
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0718119274
- ISBN 13
- 9780718119270
- Seller
-
Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1980. Bound in the publishers green cloth hard boards with bold gilt title lettering to spine. The 192 pages remain in crisp, fresh condition with no inscriptions and are tightly bound. Book sits solid and square and is possibly unread. Binding is sharp with no bumping and title lettering remains definite and legible. Excellent black and white illustrations by BB support the text throughout. Housed in the fine dustwrapper with colour illustration by the author to front panel and publishers printed price intact on front inside flap. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Photographs of the book and the dustwrapper are available at your request. A superb copy of an increasingly scarce BB title.. First Edition. Fine/Fine. Illus. by D.J. Watkins-Pitchford. FIRST EDITION.
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- Bookseller
- The Rare Book Shelf
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000542
- Title
- The Naturalist's Bedside Book
- Author
- BB - D.J. Watkins-Pitchford
- Illustrator
- D.J. Watkins-Pitchford
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0718119274
- ISBN 13
- 9780718119270
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
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