Idlings in Arcadia by Cuming, E.D - 1935

E.P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. . First edition. Some dust staining to top of textblock, dust jacket. Jacket since protected by mylar, no rips. Pages clean, NO foxing. Binding sturdy.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1935. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Shepherd, J. A.. 326pp. Index. Full-page plates thru-out. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

E. P. Dutton & Co, 1935. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. J. A. Shepherd. NOT an ex library book. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket has 1/2" tears, is soiled.

E. P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1935. Book. Illus. by J. A. Shepherd. Good. Hardcover. Slight darkening along edges of red boards. Gilt on spine a bit faded. Interior is very clean and bright with with foxing on page edges. Endpapers clean. No dust jacket. Book is still square and tight..

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company Inc., 1935. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Cloth in DJ; 326pp; DJ price-clipped with smudges & slight edgewear, boards square & bright, deckle edges, gift inscr. & smudges to FFEP & a few pages, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/VG- condition. Based on notes made on observations of "birds and animals, revealing habits little known, furnishing examples of extraordinary intelligence, and recording abnormal doings." Illustrations by J. A. Shepherd.

New York: Dutton. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Nf, sp dulled .

London: John Murray, 1934 Book. Illus. by J A Shepherd. Good. Green Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of notes on the habits of animals and birds. 326pp with index, illustrated with black and white drawings. Gilt design and lettering to top board and spine. Top edges tinted, rest untrimmed. Slight lean to spine and foxing to edges and margins, otherwise fair/good reading copy with no inscriptions..

London, UK: John Murray, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Shepherd, J A. 328pp, 12 black and white line drawn plates including frontispiece. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles and illustration on front and spine; top text block edge sprayed black; fore edge untrimmed. Numerous black and white line drawings. 8vo. Sun-faded spine, moderate wear to extremities, light soiling and staining to boards. Fore and lower text block edges tanned and foxed. Endpapers starting to fox and tan. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight barring the occasional spotting.

New York: Dutton, 1935. 'When an author and an artist spend many years in the eager study of birds and animals, and combine the gift of picturesque writing with a talent for clever and humorous sketching, they are bound to create a book that is both scientifically exact and delightfully pleasant to read.' Red cloth cover with gilt bird illustration on front and gilt typography on spine. DJ showing wear; rubbing, marking and a few small tears. rough cut pages. tape foxing marks on endpapers.. Hard Cover - Cloth. Good/Good/Fair. Illus. by Sheperd, J.A.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

John Murray, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 1934. First Edition. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Dedicated to "My Dear Francis" on plate to half title page. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine and board edges. Book has a forward lean.