A HISTORY OF THE GAME BIRDS, WILD-FOWL AND SHORE BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND ADJACENT STATES by Forbush, Edward Howe - 1912

Boston, MA: Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1912. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. W. I. Beecroft; Herbert K. Job . 622 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. No dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. PLEASE NOTE: There is some soiling and foxing to the page edges. Bound in dark green cloth with gilt type face on the spine. This copy is the 1912 publication.

Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, 1912. Hardcover. Good+. 8.5 x 6 x 1.5. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good+. Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, Boston, MA 1912. Ex-Library, Usual Markings. 622 pages. Moderate general wear. Size: 8.5 x 6 x 1.5. Birds 6541 6541

Boston: Issued by Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture by authority of the Legislature, 1912. Full title continues: "including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers; also the means for conserving those still in existence, by Edward Howe Forbush ; illustrated with drawings by W.I. Beecroft and the author, and photographs by Herbert K. Job and others." Publisher's dark green cloth with gilt spine lettering. 622pp. Illustrated. . Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston: MA St. Board of Agriculture. Nearly fine, bright copy. 1912. 1st. hardcover. Tall 8vo, 622 pp. .

Boston: The Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1912. First Edition. First printing Very good+ in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 5/8 by 6 1/2 inches with a one inch long strip of paint to the lower edge of the front board and with very light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine. Without a dust jacket. 622 pages including an index "Including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers: also the means for conserving those still in existance." Illustrated with drawings by W. I. Beecroft and the author and with photographs by Herbert K. Job and others.

Boston: The Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1912. First Edition. First printing Very good+ in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 9 5/8 by 6 1/2 inches with the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and at the upper and lower edges of the boards is spotted from the damage of silverfish. Without a dust jacket. 622 pages including an index "Including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers: also the means for conserving those still in existance." Illustrated with drawings by W. I. Beecroft and the author and with photographs by Herbert K. Job and others.

MA : Mass Board of Agriculture, 1912. Hardcover. Very good +. 7 x 10 in. Cloth boards. Color frontis, B&W plates. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers clean, corners bumped, mild shelf wear. Binding tight, text very clean. Birds. Stax.

Boston:: Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture,. Very Good. 1912. Hardcover. Illustrated with drawings by W. I. Beecroft and the author and black and white photographs by Herbert K. Job and others. First edition. Ex-library copy with typical markings and aging, else very good in green cloth with gilt lettering. No dust jacket. Binding is solid. ; 622 pages .

Boston: The Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1916. Second Edition. Very good+ in green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine. The cloth at the head and heel of the spine is mildly rubbed and worn. Without a dust jacket. 636 pages including an index "Including those used for food which have disappeared since the settlement of the country, and those which are now hunted for food or sport, with observations on their former abundance and recent decrease in numbers: also the means for conserving those still in existence." Illustrated with drawings and with photographs.

Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, 1916. Second edition (hardback). 8vo (25cm by 17cm), xix, 636pp. 36pp plates. Original green cloth, gilt titling to the spine. Rubbing to the titling on the spine, corners of boards bumped, ownership inscription to the front free endpaper. Overall, this copy is in good condition.