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The Badgers of Bearshanks
by B. B. (Denys Watkins-Pitchford)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0510155014
- ISBN 13
- 9780510155018
- Seller
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Campbellcroft, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Ernest Benn Limited. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. 0510155014 . 96 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding, in brown cloth-covered boards. Upper board slightly bowed. Minor wear to corners and spine ends. A couple of dings to front edge of text block. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with a hint of darkening to the edges. Dustwrapper has wear to the edges, moreso the corners and spine ends. There is a darkened area on the front panel. Some overall soil to both panels. Not price clipped. The story of a year in the life of a male/female pair of badgers. Denys Watkins-Pitchford is known for his observant and empathetic stories and illustrations of nature and wildlife. Illustrated with black and white scraperboard drawings by the author. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Homeward Bound Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3909
- Title
- The Badgers of Bearshanks
- Author
- B. B. (Denys Watkins-Pitchford)
- Illustrator
- D. J. Watkins-Pitchford
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0510155014
- ISBN 13
- 9780510155018
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- 0510155014
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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About the Seller
Homeward Bound Books
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Campbellcroft, Ontario
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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