London: Collins, 1950. First Edition. First edition. xii, 178 pp. with color photo frontis and color illustrations throughout. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with former owner's name written on front free endpaper, spine slightly sunned through jacket. Jacket Near Fine, spine panel and edges of flaps toned, otherwise in great shape.

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Bookseller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 140942712
Title: The Yellow Wagtail (The New Naturalist)
Author: Smith, Stuart
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Collins
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1950

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Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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Flap(s): The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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....