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The Charm of Birds
by Viscount Grey Of Falloden
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Hodder and Stoughton, 1927. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Robert Gibbins. The second impression of this beautiful study of birdlife. The second impression published in October 1927.A beautifully illustrated work on birdlife. This work was written not intended to be for scientific value. It's purpose is to understand and appreciate the beauty of nature. The text is accompanied by intricate woodcuts by Robert Gibbings in the form of vignettes. These twenty one vignettes celebrate the beauty of the natural world from the animals to the process of observation. Bound in the original publisher's cloth. Externally generally smart. Fading to the boards. Rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Offsetting to the front pastedown. Pages bright and clean. All vignettes clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 877V39
- Title
- The Charm of Birds
- Author
- Viscount Grey Of Falloden
- Illustrator
- Robert Gibbins
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Natural History Birds Illistrated Birds
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.