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THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE An Account of Their Historical and Present Status and Distribution [Inscribed by the author]
by Mather, John R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0709935102
- ISBN 13
- 9780709935100
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Croom Helm, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to. pp, [6], 613; 56 plates of b/w photographs; b/w line drawings in text (see below for artists), distribution maps; map on endpapers. Dust jacket very good, some fading, with very slight rubbing to edges only, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve; hardback binding fine; contents clean and tight, a few tape residue marks to the endpaper edges, a few spots. Inscribed by the author to Bill Curtis a fellow recorder and bird enthusiast.(b/w line drawings by R. G. Hawley, M. Whorley and D. I. M. Wallace. Jacket illustrations of Bempton Cliffs at "Old Mosey" by Mark Whorley) [William "Bill" F. Curtis 1942- 2019 Born at Grantham into a family of teachers he went on to study marine communications which led to many year at sea and an opportunity to study his passion for birds. A member of the Royal Naval Birdwatching Society, British Ornithologists' Union and more locally the Hornsea Bird Club. He was an active volunteer; a respected Bird Recorder, Editor of the County Bird Report and in 2004 President. ] .
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038212
- Title
- THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE An Account of Their Historical and Present Status and Distribution [Inscribed by the author]
- Author
- Mather, John R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0709935102
- ISBN 13
- 9780709935100
- Publisher
- Croom Helm
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 4to
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