Idlings In Arcadia

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1934. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 8" by 6". J. A. Shepherd. A first edition of this delightfully illustrated collection of wildlife sketches. First edition. Illustrated throughout with frontispiece and twenty-one plates. Collated complete. A collection of wildlife sketches with notes on sparrows, hedgehogs, moles,… Read more about this item

E.P. Dutton and Company, 1935. Hardcover. Good. 1935. First edition. Hardcover with red cloth boards. Worn edges and bumped corners. Illustrations by J.A. Shepherd. Notes on birds and animals by the author.

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

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… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1934. 1st edition. Nice copy. small quarto. hardback with dust jacket 326pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., index, Nice ÔseriousÕ account of animal habits written for children. Illustrations by J. A. Shepherd. Neat ownership signature o/w a nice copy in a slightly worn dust jacket

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

John Murray, 1936T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. John Murray 1936 reprint, Some foxing to pages, text clean and bright, binding coming away from front board, taped in places, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, price clipped.

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.

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..