Collins Pocket Guide to the Sea Shore by Barrett, John & Yonge, C.M

Collins, 1967. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1967. Reprinted. 270 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Black and white and colour illustrated plates. Very light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has minor tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.

Collins, (1958) 1972. VG with good dj. Cloth; 272p., 40 color & 30 b&w plates; ISBN 0-00-212144-1

London: Collins, 1973. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. VG to near fine 1973 reprint of 1958 classic. In pristine condition over 750 illustrations 280 in colour. Protective laminated cover ( not ex-library)unclipped DJ

Collins, 1962. Reprint of 1st edition. Hard covers, no dust jacket. V.g./No Jacket. Illustrated with 40 attractive full-page colour plates, 40 monochrome plates and 179 numbered text figures (not including those illustrating the section on Algae, which are un-numbered); the book's descriptions are incorporated into synoptic keys. Some preliminary chapters describe shore habitats. The book has a few very quirky illustrations (see p. 40 for a lady in Victorian dress examining a crab and a starfish, or the 'Combat between an Annelid and Corophium longicorne' on p. 255.) The book was intended for users on both sides of the Atlantic, including the area north of Cape Cod.

Collins, 1977. Hardback. Good/No Jacket. Reprinted hardback, 1977, with no jacket. In overall good to very good condition with only minor signs of handling and storage. Pictorial laminated boards have faded a little and have a couple of minor marks. Binding tight, no annotations or inscriptions - small name and address stamp to ffep and reverse of ffep (Schools and Museum Service), text, illustrations, plates and lovely illustrated endpapers clean and clear throughout.

London: Collins, 1970. Cloth binding, 20 cm, 272 pp. Ills.: b/w and color illustrations. Cond.: goed / good. ISBN: 002121441. .