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The Pheasants of the World
by Jean Delacour
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Country Life Limited, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 9". J. C. Harrison. A smart first edition of Jean Delacour's study into pheasants from across the globe, illustrated with plates in colour and monochrome by J. C. Harrison. Covering such majestic creatures as blood pheasants, gallopheasants, true pheasants, crested argus, peafowls, junglefowls, koklass and cheer pheasants, amongst others. Written by prominent ornithologist known for discovering and rearing some of the world's rarest birds. Amongst his discoveries was the imperial pheasant, which was found to be a hybrid between the Vietnamese pheasant and the silver pheasant. Illustrated with thirty-two plates by J. C. Harrison including those in colour, as well as twenty-one maps and diagrams. Collated, complete. With a loosely inserted illustration in colour of three pheasants.Acquired from the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an English socialite and the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII. She was featured by Cecil Beaton in 'The Book of Beauty'. Amongst her circle were Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Coco Chanel, Salvador Dali, Winston and Clementine Churchill and Nancy Mitford.An excellent first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 794R52
- Title
- The Pheasants of the World
- Author
- Jean Delacour
- Illustrator
- J. C. Harrison
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Country Life Limited
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- Jean Delacour J. C. Harrison The Pheasants of the World Pheasants J. C. Harrison
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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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