Birds Fighting : Experimental Studies of the Aggressive Displays of Some Birds
by Smith, Stuart; & Eric Hosking
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ condition/Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1955. Very Good+ condition in a Very Good dust jacket. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Bound in the original red cloth which under the jacket is faded as usual, but only mildly so. Blue lettering on the spine remains bright. The jacket has light rubbing at the extremities, but is still quite shiny. NOT price clipped (18s net). Pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with over 60 photographs by Eric Hosking. Based on a 5-year study. Contains 13 chapters describing the aggressive behavior and aerial combat of the Willow-Warbler, Nightingale, Robin, Chat, Pipit, Cuckoo, Ringer Plover, Oystercatcher, Sandpiper, Snipe, Stone-Curlew, Redshank, Wheatear, Avocet, Stuffed Jay, etc. Bibliography. Index. First printing, with "First published in mcmlv" so stated on the copyright page. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Hosking, Eric (photographs). 8vo. 128pp.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- About Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007857
- Title
- Birds Fighting : Experimental Studies of the Aggressive Displays of Some Birds
- Author
- Smith, Stuart; & Eric Hosking
- Illustrator
- Hosking, Eric (photographs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology / Bird Books;
- Size
- 8vo. 128pp
Terms of Sale
About Books
Please add 8.375% sales tax for any order sent to a Nevada address (unless you have provided an official resale or tax exemption certificate). All items are guaranteed as described. We take pride in our book descriptions. Every item is meticulously examined so that condition and edition are listed as accurately as possible. We strive to provide pertinent bibliographical details. In addition, our listings frequently include content summaries, details on provenance, and/or biographical notes on the author. Our descriptions are protected by copyright, and unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Violators will be prosecuted. We always take the time necessary to carefully package your order so that it arrives safely and securely. Shipping cost estimates are based on an average size book and are intended to cover only our actual expenses. If your order includes multiple volumes, oversize, heavy, or valuable items, we may contact you to request authorization for additional postage. RETURNS: If not as described, your order is returnable within 10 days of receipt. Prior notice is requested and appreciated. Returns must be securely packaged and arrive here safely. A full refund will be issued if the return is attributable to a mistake on our part; otherwise shipping costs are not refundable.
About the Seller
About Books
Biblio member since 2008
Henderson, Nevada
About About Books
About Books (Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and OP books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail-order catalogues, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of over 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialties listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you wish to visit us to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please, only between the hours of 8am and 10pm (west coast time).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- 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.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Beat Poet Michael McClure
From the fateful reading at Six-Gallery in 1955 to his novels, poetry, and stage productions, Michael McClure was right in the thick of the Beat Generation as it was born. See his books and art and learn more about the works of Michael McClure.
Collecting The Beat Generation
The Beat Generation was born out of WWII, and it still continues to exert considerable influence on today’s literary scene. Biblio sellers have a fantastic collection of Beat Generation books and ephemera for browsing.
