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The Food Use and Beauty of British Birds
Charles Ottley Groom Napier
1865
Groombridge and Sons : London
6.5" by 4.5"
83, [5]pp
SUMMARY
A scarce first edition of this ornithological study.
First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
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DESCRIPTION
With an illustrated frontispiece.
Prior owners note to the title page, citing this work as a first edition. Several more pencil notations to the margins.
Prior owners inscription to the front endpapers, Willoughby Gardner, N. Wales.
Bookbinders stamp to the verso of front endpaper, Heyes and Jones, Liverpool.
A scare study of this essay on birds. Accompanied with a catalogue of all the British birds, with descriptions of their food, and many hundred examinations of their stomachs.
A smart work.
CONDITION
In a half morocco binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to the joints and boards. Evidence of repair to the spine. Small split to the front joint, with the hinge slightly strained but firm. Prior owners inscription to the front pastedown, and to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Prior owners inscriptions to the margins. The odd spot to pages.
Overall Condition: Good
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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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