THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS
by BENSON S VERE
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne, 1937. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publishers brown boards with black lettering. First editions of the early titles have rarity status, at least those in a collectable condition, in particular the first ever titles "British Birds" and "British Wild Flowers", in their rather drab monotone jackets. [Colin Morris: Collecting Observers Books]. A VG+ copy in a VG D/W with shallow chipping at the head and tail of the spine (not affecting any lettering) The D/W has been (un-necessarily) stamped in several places on the front and rear flaps and the back panel: Supplied by The Discount Book Company Church Street, Next to the Bull & Royal Hotel, Preston. Rare. Scans invited
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490713657
- Title
- THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS
- Author
- BENSON S VERE
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...