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Our Native Songsters
by Anne Pratt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$317.65$285.88
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About This Item
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1852. First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A comprehensive ornithological study by the popular Victorian natural history writer, Anne Pratt. Issued by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of front endpaper, Miss B With Uncle Charlie's Love Nov 1856. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper.With a monochrome frontispiece, and seventy-two coloured plates. Collated, complete.A very bright copy of this work. In a full diced calf binding. Externally, very smart. Rebacked with the original boards and spine preserved. Loss to the original spine, which has been laid over the new spine. Prior owners' inscriptions to the verso of front endpaper and to the recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 732L33
- Title
- Our Native Songsters
- Author
- Anne Pratt
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852
- Size
- 5.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Anne Pratt Songsters Birds Songsters
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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