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The Handbook of British Birds
H. F. Witherby; F. C. R. Jourdain; Norman Ticehurst; Bernard W. Tucker
1958
H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd. : London
8.5" by 6.5"
xl, 348; xiii, 368; x, 399; xiv, 471; xii, 332pp.
SUMMARY
A complete five volume set of this handbook of British birds, all in the original dust wrappers and illustrated throughout.
Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Fine
This book weighs2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 29.99
EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
Asia Postage: £ 37.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
The eighth impression.
Five volume complete set.
Illustrated with vignettes and thirty three monochrome and full colour plates to Volume One, thirty to Volume II, thirty nine to Volume III, thirty three to Volume IV and twenty two to Volume V. Collated complete.
This ornithological study provides a descriptive and comprehensive guide to British birds and was edited by the noted British ornithologist Harry Forbes Witherby. The work covers a wide variety of birds including game birds, ducks, cranes and hawks, providing physical descriptions next to vibrant coloured plates and details on location, physical qualities, eating habits and migration.
In the publishers original cloth with the original clipped dust wrappers.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth with the original clipped dust wrappers. Externally lovely with minimal shelf wear and slight bumping to the tails of the spines. Very light spotting to the endpapers. The wraps are excellent, except Volume I which is very smart, with sunning to the spines and minor marks to all. Volume I has the odd small chip and closed tear to the head of the wrap. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages.
Overall Condition: Fine Very 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.
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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