Longmans, Green and Co., London, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited to 550 copies, this is #48. Folio. Publisher's gilt-stamped red cloth, top edges gilt. Complete with 18 chromolithographic plates, 17 photogravures, and 2 other illustrations, all with tissue guards. The volume is edge rubbed, has bumped corners and spine ends, with a bit of fraying on the spine tail, the spine has some soiling, and the spine lettering is a bit faded. A small bookseller's label is affixed to the base of the rear pastedown, a bookplate of noted sports collector Edward Sands Litchfield is attached to the front pastedown, and the endpapers are lightly toned. This is an oversized volume. International orders will require additional postage.

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Bookseller: Trilby & Co. Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20082919
Title: The Natural History of British Game Birds
Author: Millais, J. G
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co., London
Date Published: 1909
Keywords: first edition|limited edition

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Trilby & Co. Books is located in Northern California. The company was founded years ago by a Shetland Sheepdog named Trilby. Trilby's message to her family was brief and direct - the sale of books would increase disposable income and improve the quality of provisions in her food dish. My name is McTavish (picture above). I am the current CEO of this company, and I approve of her message. Oh, by the way, my speciality is literature, with an emphasis on first editions and signed books.

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