Parrots and Parrot-like Birds in Aviculture
by The Marquess of Tavistock
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: F.V. White & Co . 1st Edition. Green Boards. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Large. Boosey, E.J. 298pp. No date - c 1925. Illustrated with eight charming colour plates by E.J. Boosey, including a frontispiece with tissue guard. Gilt embossed lettering ot the front board and spine. One corner is bumped. Light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine. A split of 1 cm to the cloth over the letter L in the title on the spine. Slight foxing to the fore edges and slight spine lean. An extremely square feint rectangular stamp to the top corner of the front paste down of unknown source. Scattered light foxing to some of the pages. Light creasing to the index page - publishers fault. Internally clean. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 208331
- Title
- Parrots and Parrot-like Birds in Aviculture
- Author
- The Marquess of Tavistock
- Illustrator
- Boosey, E.J
- Format/Binding
- Green Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- F.V. White & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
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