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William Tegg, London, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Newton Fielding. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 96 pp. Hinges cracked. Split to top of front joint. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners bumped. Illustrator: Newton Fielding. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Animals & Birds; Natural History & Resources. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 39568. .
British Song Birds: A Practical Treatise on their Habits, Nidification, and Incubation; the mode of rearing young birds, and their treatment in sickness and in health by Joseph Nash - 1872
by Joseph Nash
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British Song Birds: A Practical Treatise on their Habits, Nidification, and Incubation; the mode of rearing young birds, and their treatment in sickness and in health
by Joseph Nash
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
London : William Tegg, 1872 A good to very good copy in the original decorative cloth binding with colour frontispiece and 7 further colour plates. All page edges gilted. The binding has light mottling to the edges of the boards and the spine is slightly faded. The spine ends have slight pulling and reinforcement has been added at some point. Original brown endpapers present. Contents are complete with 8 plates and illustrations in the text. The paper, including plate paper is toned and there are occasional small marks and spots. There is light spotting to the verso of the endpapers and the following page. Otherwise the contents are in very clean condition. A scarce work.
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Bookseller
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- Illustrator Newton Fielding
- Format/Binding Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition Used - Good
- Jacket Condition N
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition 1st Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher William Tegg
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1872
- Keywords joseph nash; victorian bird books; song birds; ornithology;
- Size 12mo - over 6� - 7�" tall
We have 2 copies available starting at $43.96.
British Song Birds: A Practical Treatise on their Habits, Nidification, and Incubation
by Joseph Nash
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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British Song Birds: A Practical Treatise on the Habits, Nidification, and Incubation; The Mode of Rearing Young Birds and Their Treatment in Sickness and In Health
by Nash, Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Chanute, Kansas, United States
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London: William Tegg, 1872. First Edition . Half Leather - Hardbound. Very Good+/No Jacket. Newton Fielding. 96 pages, plus eight plates. Modern binding with red textured leather over spine and corners, and with gilt stamped lettering and decorative edging. All edges are gilded. The gilt and black stamped original top cover has been cleaned and is bound in as the last leaf of the book. Covers remain bright and very clean, though there are a couple small spots of mottling on the cloth covers. Contents are generally very clean, though the last leaf of text shows a couple small spots of foxing and is slightly darkened. All plates remain in fine condition. The original cloth cover that was removed and is now bound in at the rear of this volume is in very good condition, though shows just a little moisture damage.
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