Birds of the Seashore
by H. J. Massingham
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Werner Laurie, Ltd, 1931. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 7". J. Abbey; E. E. Clarke; Eric Daglish. A very smart first edition of this beautifully illustrated work on birds of the shore. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece and sixty-eight full-page drawings. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive work on birds of the seashore, with chapters studying the different families of bird species and their habits for feeding, mating, and song. Written by Harold John Massingham, a prolific British writer of ruralism and matters of the countryside or agriculture. Illustrated by Joseph Van Abbe, or J. Abbey, a Dutch-born British illustrator, Ernest Ellis Clarke, an English artist, and Eric Fitch Daglish, a British engraver and author. Bound in the original blue cloth. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878T4
- Title
- Birds of the Seashore
- Author
- H. J. Massingham
- Illustrator
- J. Abbey; E. E. Clarke; Eric Daglish
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Werner Laurie, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Birds Seashore Massingham Abbey Seashore Ellis Daglish
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Rooke Books
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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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- First Edition
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