Shorelands Summer Diary
by C. F. Tunnicliffe
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£480.00£432.00
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1952. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 13" by 10". C. F. Tunnicliffe. A signed Limited Edition study of the birds and the topography of Anglesey from C. F. Tunnicliffe, illustrated throughout by the author, and with full colour plates. A signed, Limited Edition copy of this beautifully illustrated celebration of the scenery and wildlife of Anglesey, by Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe. Of 150 printed in this limitation, this is no. 120 and signed by Tunnicliffe to the limitation page, and housed in the publisher's paper covered slip case.Illustrated by Tunnicliffe with sixteen vivid full colour plates, and a wide range of further vignette illustrations. Collated, complete.Tunnicliffe writes and illustrates his experience of living on the island of Anglesey in Wales. He describes his explorations of the topographical landscape, and discusses the local wildlife and birds, including species such as the Red-Breasted Merganser, Greenshank, and Whimbrel.A beautiful signed work from this renowned painter of British birds and wildlife. Charles Tunnicliffe is best well-known for his illustrations of Henry Williamson's 'Tarka the Otter'. In the publisher's quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards, and slip case. Externally, fine. Slip case age toned and bumped to perimeters, with small loss to paper covering to back strip head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Signed and numbered to limitation page. Pages clean and bright. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 805F53
- Title
- Shorelands Summer Diary
- Author
- C. F. Tunnicliffe
- Illustrator
- C. F. Tunnicliffe
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Size
- 13" by 10"
- Keywords
- Charles Tunnicliffe Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe birds wildlife Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe
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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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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...