The Hawfinch
by Mountfort, Guy
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Slightly worn and faded
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Collins, 1957. Illustrated, small octavo, pp xii, 176, fore-edge slightly foxed, a signature on the front endpaper and an owner's small book label (beneath the d.w. flap), otherwise very clean internally, green cloth with a very slight suggestion of fade along the top edge; the dustwrapper is not price-clipped, it is slightly worn along its top edge, and a little soiled on its rear cover, the spine is a little faded and age-toned. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Slightly worn and faded.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016139
- Title
- The Hawfinch
- Author
- Mountfort, Guy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Slightly worn and faded
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- new naturalist.monographs.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology; New Naturalist;
Terms of Sale
Mike Park Ltd
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
For the last forty seven years we have been specialist in gardening, botanical and natural history books, but other subjects are stocked, also. Our website can be found at mikeparkbooks.com. Interesting catalogues of newly-acquired stock are issued three times a year. Please contact us to go on our mailing list. Our full listings can be viewed on our website at mikeparkbooks.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.