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Red cloth binding. Some shelf wear. Frayed and lightly damaged on the back cover-facing portion of the spine. Some places where the pages have begun to separate slightly from the binding. Writing from previous owners on the front endpapers.

Contains illustrations and photographs of early modern form gloved boxing.

From the publisher: Profusely illustrated with 40 full-page illustrations from Photographs specially taken, together with Portraits and Records of "Kid" Lavigne, "Pedlar" Palmer, Frank Craig, Bob Fitzsimmons. Articles on American and English Boxers; the Knock-out Blow; Judging."

Hardcover with gold leaf embossed lettering and illustration on the front cover. Gold leaf lettering on the spine. Press stamped back cover. Some shelf wear. Staining on the upper front cover. Mild foxing and age-toning throughout. Previous owner's inscription on the front end papers. Good condition.
Birds' Nests, Eggs and Egg-Collecting by R. Kearton, F.Z.S. Author of "With Nature and Camera," "British Birds' Nests," "Wild Life at Home" Etc. Illustrated with 22 Coloured Plates
Contains two advertisements for London Taxidermist James Gardner. In the front the ad is for "A Real Squirrel Skilflully Modeled and preserved Holding an Ash or Pin Tray." The back advertisement, also for James Gardner is for "Hoofs of Animals Cured, Preserved, Polished and Mounted in New and Original Designs as Inkstands, Matchboxes &c. "

Blind stamped hardcover. Tipped in gold lettering on spine. Former owner's name and Ex Libri stamp on front endpapers. Light foxing and age toning. Some shelf wear and bumped corners. Binding tight and secure. Very good.
5 3/4" x 4 3/4" 248 pages
Contains 11 color plates. Blind stamped hardcover. Tipped in gold lettering on spine.
BIRDS' NESTS. Published Under the Direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, Appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. London 1854

Hardcover in blue cloth. Normal shelf wear. Foxing to leading edges and throughout. Former owner's R.G. Venables, Esq. on sticker in front end pages. Other former owner's name written in ink on the information page along with pencil description of book's contents on the facing page. Several book plate illustrations, some of which are fold-out and in color. 12 pages of addendum advertisements for other products from Spencer's Masonic Depot at the end.

George Oliver, D.D. (1782–1867) was an English cleric, schoolmaster, topographer, and writer on freemasonry.

Still sealed in original plastic with slipcover. Comes with an additional booklet and bookmark as part of Powell's Indispensables program.