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Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds
by Adams Henry G
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1855. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. “Described and illustrated with an account of the Haunts and Habits of the Feathered Architects and their Times and Modes of Building“ . First Edition of the first series published in 1855. Original green cloth embossed boards with titles in gilt on front and spine. Corners bumped and spine sunned with some edge wear. 79pp including index. Frontispiece and seven other coloured plates of eggs containing 48 different species. Sm. 8vo. Part of the Young Naturalist's Library edited by Adams. Previous owners’ names on front endpaper, one dated 1860 and one 1940. Binding cracked but sound inside. Generally nice and clean inside with lovely plates.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3008
- Title
- Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds
- Author
- Adams Henry G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Groombridge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- Ornithology, birds eggs, eggs, nests, british wildlife, british birds, natural history, 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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