Newnes, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. First Edition. 240 pages. Colour illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Black and white photographic plates and maps throughout. Binding remains firm. Crinkling to pages at gutters. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.

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Bookseller: World of Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1635448291PRI
Title: Down The Long Wind: A Study Of Bird Migration
Author: Garth Christian
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good/Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Newnes
Date Published: 1961

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Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...