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Wild Life on the Wing
Maud de Havilland
1913
A. & C. Black : London
8.5" by 6.5"
243pp
SUMMARY
A splendidly illustrated first edition collection of animal stories narrating the lives of various birds, presented in a pictorial binding.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 19.99
EU Postage: £ 15.99
European Postage: £ 16.99
Asia Postage: £ 21.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99
DESCRIPTION
Detailing the lives of such birds as the water-hen, the peregrine falcon, the redwing, the pheasant and the heron, amongst others.
Written by Maud Doria Haviland (1889-1941), an English ornithologist, writer and explorer.
Illustrated by Patten Wilson (1869-1934), an British illustrator known for contributing to 'The Yellow Book', as well as for illustrating 'A Child's History of England' by Charles Dickens, 'The Gospel Story of Jesus Christ' and 'Selections from Coleridge'.
Illustrated with eight full plate illustrations in colour, as well as fifty in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.
Undated; dated from copies on Jisc.
Bound in the publisher's original charming pictorial cloth.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little wear to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Ownership bookplate to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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