Noah's Cargo : Some Curious Chapters of Natural History. By George Jennison. LONDON : 1928. HARDBACK in JACKET.
by JENNISON, George
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: A & C Black, Soho Square, 1928. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo. With thirty-two full page Illustrations. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1928. Hardback. Illustrated with thirty-two plates. Dark-red cloth; gilt lettered spine. Blind-stamped Rhinoceros to cover. In cream pictorial dust-jacket (not price-clipped). Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. A little foxing to end-papers. Minor wear to jacket (and a couple of tiny neat hidden repairs). NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD INDEED; now in a protective sleeve. (xiii), 260 pages. GEORGE JENNISON was associated with Belle Vue Zoological Gardens - a large zoo, amusement park, exhibition hall complex and speedway stadium in Belle Vue (Gorton), Manchester, England. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 053600
- Title
- Noah's Cargo : Some Curious Chapters of Natural History. By George Jennison. LONDON : 1928. HARDBACK in JACKET.
- Author
- JENNISON, George
- Illustrator
- With thirty-two full page Illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A & C Black, Soho Square
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Zoology. Animals - Pictorial works. Animal behavior. Natural history.
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
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