SHOT-GUN AND SUNLIGHT;: THE GAME BIRDS OF EAST AFRICA
by Bulkeley Garbutt Lynn-Allen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
US: Batchworth Press, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Pages are unmarked by previous owners. Binding is square and tight. Boards are soiled, scuffed and rubbed, with minor wear to edges, corners are gently bumped. Text block is soiled and faintly foxed. Dust jacket has creases, small chips, scuffing, and rubbing along the edges. Dust jacket is browned around edges and along spine, covers are lightly soiled, scuffed and rubbed, back covers has horizontal creasing and rippling. Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover. PICTURES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Atlanta Vintage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40349
- Title
- SHOT-GUN AND SUNLIGHT;: THE GAME BIRDS OF EAST AFRICA
- Author
- Bulkeley Garbutt Lynn-Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Batchworth Press
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Hunting & Guns
Terms of Sale
Atlanta Vintage Books
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About the Seller
Atlanta Vintage Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chamblee, Georgia
About Atlanta Vintage Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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