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Birds, Beasts & Relatives
by Durrell, Gerald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1969. First edition, first printing. Published by Collins in London, 1969. This is a very good (or better) copy. The dust wrapper suffers from a moderate tear to the front panel, which casts this book down from near fine. There is some slight rubbing to the spine tips. The rear panel suffers with some very slight spotting and handling marks. It has not been price clipped, showing the original 30s. net price. The boards are without any notable wear aside from very slight bumping to the bottom of the spine. There is a neat previous owners name inscribed to the front flyleaf. The text blocks are mostly clean and free from foxing, however the top edge has some dark spotting present. Overall, this is a very good (or better) copy. The second volume of his autobiographical Corfu trilogy, published from 1954 to 1978. The trilogy are memoirs about his childhood with his family between 1935 and 1939, when they lived on the Greek island of Corfu.
Synopsis
Part coming-of-age autobiography and part nature guide, Gerald Durrell’s dazzling sequel to My Family and Other Animals is based on his boyhood on Corfu, from 1933 to 1939. Originally published in 1969 but long out of print, Birds, Beasts, and Relatives is filled with charming observations, amusing anecdotes, boyhood memories, and childlike wonder.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkinson Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15688
- Title
- Birds, Beasts & Relatives
- Author
- Durrell, Gerald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
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About the Seller
John Atkinson Books
Biblio member since 2008
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
About John Atkinson Books
Offering rare and unique signed books not available elsewhere with constant changes in stock. Our showroom holds 100 rare first editions
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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