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The Yellow Wagtail. New Naturalist Monograph #4.
by Smith, Stuart
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London:: Collins,, 1950.. First edition. Near Fine. Near Fine copy in a Fine bright unclipped DJ. Faintly toned front board. Octavo (5.5 x 8 inches). Green buckram with gilt lettered spine. Pp. xiv, 178 illustrated with 26 paintings by Edward Bradbury, 11 b/w photographs by author, 4 line drawings & 4 maps. Distinguished by their enticing dust jackets colorfully illustrated by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, The New Naturalist series encouraged the study of natural history for the general reader in a most appealing format. In the spirit and tradition of the early naturalists, The New Naturalist explores and beautifully documents the natural world in an effort to promote conservation of the native landscape and wildlife of the British Isles. Cloth
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- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7023
- Title
- The Yellow Wagtail. New Naturalist Monograph #4.
- Author
- Smith, Stuart
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1950.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- New Naturalist Monograph THE YELLOW WAGTAIL SMITH, STUART. British birds Clifford and Rosemary Ellis, Bradbury, Edward. Ellis, Clifford and Rosemary Books
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About the Seller
Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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Langley, Washington
About Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
Established in 1986, Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books features original engravings and lithographs from the 17th through the 19th Centuries including original work by John James Audubon, early Natural History Prints, Botany and Horticulture, Maps and Cartography.
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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...
- Buckram
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- New
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- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
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