The Observer's Book of Wild Animals of the British Isles
by W. J. Stokoe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Frederick Warne & Co, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Reprinted. 224 pages. Illustrated jacket over brown cloth. Revised by Maurice Burton. Includes illustrations throughout. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Liquid droplet marks to text block edges. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Boards a little rubbed and marked overall. Book has a moderate forward lean. Clipped jacket has some edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Some water staining to front and rear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1655391344BLG
- Title
- The Observer's Book of Wild Animals of the British Isles
- Author
- W. J. Stokoe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co
- Date Published
- 1958
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...