Popular Handbook of Rarer British Birds by P. A. D. Hollom (1980-10-24) by P. A. D. Hollom

H F & G Witherby Ltd., 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. First Edition. 133 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black & white, colour illustrations and plates. Pen inscription to front endpaper. Loss of front free endpaper. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light tanning & crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

UK: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1980: 0854931295. Hardback with dust wrapper. This is the second edition (revised) published by Witherby. The book measures 8¾" x 5½", it has 190 pages and is well illustrated with colour plates along with b/w drawings and diagrams within the text. Slight fading to the wrapper spine, otherwise, the wrapper, binding and contents are in very nice, clean, sound condition. VG/VG. .

H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1960. 133 pages. Green pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

GB: Witherby, 1980. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age.. 1st Thus. Hardback. nrFine/VG DW.

H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1966. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1966. Reprinted. 133 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Colour illustration plates. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Some tanning and foxing to all surfaces, particularly to spine.

London: H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1960. Book. Illus. by D. M. Reid Henry and Peter Scott, Roland Green, George Edward Lodge.. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo (20.5 x 14 cm). 133 pages; 40 colour plates each with multiple species, new plates by D. M. Reid-Henry and one by Peter Scott, remaining plates by Roland Green and George Lodge; b/w illustrations by Peter J. Hayman and Robert Gillmor. Contents clean and tight, a little toning, John Emerson Griffith, Oologist signed and bookplate to the pastedown. A near fine copy. [John Emerson Griffith; Oologist, specialising in waders, former editor of the Jourdain Society Bulletin, he held a senior post for over 30 years.].

London: H. F. & G. Witherby, 1960. Dust Jacket is worn and faded on edges and spine-otherwise Near Fine, shows signs of wear. Pages and binding in excellent shape. tight, clean, crsip. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.