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London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1955. Very Good+ condition in a Very Good dust jacket. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. Bound in the original red cloth which under the jacket is faded as usual, but only mildly so. Blue lettering on the spine remains bright. The jacket has light rubbing at the extremities, but is still quite shiny. NOT price clipped (18s net). Pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with over 60 photographs by Eric Hosking. Based on a 5-year study. Contains 13 chapters describing the aggressive behavior and aerial combat of the Willow-Warbler, Nightingale, Robin, Chat, Pipit, Cuckoo, Ringer Plover, Oystercatcher, Sandpiper, Snipe, Stone-Curlew, Redshank, Wheatear, Avocet, Stuffed Jay, etc. Bibliography. Index. First printing, with "First published in mcmlv" so stated on the copyright page. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Hosking, Eric…
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Birds Fighting - Experimental Studies of the Aggressive Displays of Some Birds
by Stuart Smith and Eric Hosking
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London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1955 Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 128 pages, illustrated. Cover has minor wear, light fading, foxing on endpapers; dust jacket has moderate edge wear, light fading..
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- Book Condition Used - Good
- Jacket Condition Good
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1955
- Keywords avian, ornithology, birds, bird watching, nature, natural, habitat, bird stories, birding, land birds, water birds, aggressive birds, bird fights, bird fighting
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Birds Fighting : Experimental Studies of the Aggressive Displays of Some Birds
by Smith, Stuart; & Eric Hosking
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Birds Fighting: Experimental Studies of the Aggressive Displays of Some Birds (First Edition with Dust Jacket)
by Smith, Stuart and Eric Hosking
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24 Russell Square, London: Faber And Faber Limited, 1955. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full russett colored cloth with black titling. Light wear, no previous owner's names, not ex-library, jacket is not price-clipped, hint of wear with a couple of minute chips at the top of the spine and a closed tear at the top of the front & back panels. Overall a EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD PLUS dust jacket. Excellent condition considering its age. . First Edition. Full Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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