Birds of Burma
by Bertram E. Smythies
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953. xliii;668pp., including index. Folding map. Thirty-one colour plates. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Slight wear to both ends of spine and to corners. Light dampspotting to boards. Top edge is coloured green and has one small mark. Uncut edges have some very small tears. Three inch tear to margin of page iv. Light foxing to page edges but not affecting contents. Front gutter slightly weak.. Second (revised) Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus. Illus. by Commander A.M. Hughes. Large Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35580
- Title
- Birds of Burma
- Author
- Bertram E. Smythies
- Illustrator
- Commander A.M. Hughes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Edition
- Second (revised) Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver and Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
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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....