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The Smaller British Birds. With descriptions of their Nests, Eggs, Habits etc.
by Adams, H.G. & H.B
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Ornithology Monographs . 2nd. Ed. Pub. Gibbings and Co. 1894. pp.iv, 252 with 16 colour plates of birds by A.F. Lydon and 16 colour plates of eggs. Small 4to. Bookplate to ffep. Some spotting very largely confined to end-papers and fore-edges of text block, o/w. contents fine. Original, gilt decorated boards in thor. vg. condition. Informed and charmingly written. Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917) was a British watercolour artist, illustrator and engraver of natural history and landscapes. He worked for Benjamin Fawcett the printer (of Driffield), to whom he had been apprenticed from an early age.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62932
- Title
- The Smaller British Birds. With descriptions of their Nests, Eggs, Habits etc.
- Author
- Adams, H.G. & H.B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 2nd. Ed. Pub. Gibbings and Co. 1894
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ornithology Monographs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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