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Wild Chorus [SIGNED]

Wild Chorus [SIGNED]

Wild Chorus [SIGNED]
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Wild Chorus [SIGNED]

by Scott, Peter

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
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Very Good/Fair
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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London: Country Life Limited, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Number 330 of a limited edition of 1,250 copies signed by author on verso of half-title. pp xi, 116 with frontispiece and 19 plates in color, 63 plates in black and white, and additional line drawings. Bound in blue cloth with title stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Slight ripple to cloth on front board, minor foxing to endpapers, bookplate on verso of front free endpaper; all else about fine. Only partial dust jacket presen: lacks spine panel and is edgeworn and lightly spotted. With the original blue cardboard slipcase, which is heavily rubbed. From the dust jacket: "This book is a description and appreciation of those most exciting and mysterious birds - Wildfowl. It is full of interesting anecdotes and not without humour. It includes adventures in Hungary, Roumania and Persia and a chapter on fabulous birds." Due to size, shipping will be more than standard for Priority or International orders.

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Bookseller
Walkabout Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2624
Title
Wild Chorus [SIGNED]
Author
Scott, Peter
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Fair
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
Country Life Limited
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1938
Keywords
Wildlife art
Bookseller catalogs
Art and Design;

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Walkabout Books

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About Walkabout Books

Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.

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Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Top Edge Gilt
Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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...
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....
Bookplate
Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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...
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.

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