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A Season of Birds A Norfolk Diary 1911
by Vincent, James and Edwin Montague (illustrated by George Lodge)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0297778307
- ISBN 13
- 9780297778301
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: A & W Publishers, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0297778307 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ to Near Fine - dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright with the exception of some very beginning toning / yellowing to the top edges of the text pages. The dust jacket is also clean and bright, but does have some toning to the top edges of the dust jacket flaps. There is one small edge tear with some rubbing to the bottom front flap of the dust jacket. "At the turn of the century a rich undergraduate from Cambridge University, the Honorable Edwin Montagu, visited the Norfolk Broads and befriended a local boy, James Vincent. Their excursions together formed the basis of a friendship that lasted nearly twenty years, cutting across the barriers of social position and background. " .
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- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A34042
- Title
- A Season of Birds A Norfolk Diary 1911
- Author
- Vincent, James and Edwin Montague (illustrated by George Lodge)
- Illustrator
- George Lodge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st American Edition; 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0297778307
- ISBN 13
- 9780297778301
- Publisher
- A & W Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 0297778307, Diaries, James Vincent, Edwin Montague, George Lodge, Bird Watching, Bird Attracting, Bird Lore, Diaries, diaries
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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