Author: E. C. Arnold
Title: Bird Reserves
Description: London, H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this colourful study of bird reserves, in the very scarce dust wrapper, written by Edward Carleton Arnold. First edition, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original, vanishingly scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British ornithologist Edward C. Arnold, author of 'British Waders&apos. This work presents five bird reserves in Britain; The Mere, The Cuckmere Valley, OG's Wood, Rockhouse Fen and Salthouse Broad. With an account of the different species observed by the author in each reserve. With twenty-one beautifully illustrated plates, nine of which are in colour. Collated, complete. These illustrations are printed from paintings from the author. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with a little bumping to the extremities and the odd handling mark. Dust wrappers is smart, with light edge wear and the odd closed tear. Tape repair to the tail of the spine. Wrap is lightly soiled, with a touch of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: E. C. Arnold. Near Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: ornithology first edition bird reserves E. C. Arnold first edition illustrated dust wrapper E. C. Arnold
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Title: Bird Reserves
Description: London, H. F. & G. Witherby LTD, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition of this colourful study of bird reserves, in the very scarce dust wrapper, written by Edward Carleton Arnold. First edition, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original, vanishingly scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British ornithologist Edward C. Arnold, author of 'British Waders&apos. This work presents five bird reserves in Britain; The Mere, The Cuckmere Valley, OG's Wood, Rockhouse Fen and Salthouse Broad. With an account of the different species observed by the author in each reserve. With twenty-one beautifully illustrated plates, nine of which are in colour. Collated, complete. These illustrations are printed from paintings from the author. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with a little bumping to the extremities and the odd handling mark. Dust wrappers is smart, with light edge wear and the odd closed tear. Tape repair to the tail of the spine. Wrap is lightly soiled, with a touch of sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: E. C. Arnold. Near Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: ornithology first edition bird reserves E. C. Arnold first edition illustrated dust wrapper E. C. Arnold
Price: GBP 75.00 = appr. US$ 107.10 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 885Q13
- Book number: 885Q13
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