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This book is illustrated throughout with 173 color plates and 488 black and white illustrations. Interior of the boards, both front and rear, are illustrated with a map of Canada and many small bird sketches. Dust Jacket has numerous rips, with some pieces missing from spine.Binding solid except for rear hinge detached halfway up from bottom. 2 pricing notes pencilled in on front endpaper. Page 172 has small tear on bottom.

Dark green cover boards & spine are worn along the edges but the black & gold lettering and illustration on the cover are quite clear. The binding is cracking and the text block is age-toned with no markings. Several pages are loose at the back index pages but all pages and 136 color illustrations are present. Previous owner signed the front end paper and someone started to play X&O on this dark grey end paper. 301 pp

2nd Printing. Ilustrator Francis Lee Jaques. Dust jacket has small chips and some rubbing. front flap is price-clipped. No marks. Pictorial endpapers, pen & ink drawings. A beautiful book.

Volumes I - V. Tan covers. These volumes are in very good condition.

First edition of the English translation by Marlies Comjean. Faux leather brown boards with gilt print on cover and spine. Illustrated brown & white end papers. D/J like new. Binding as new. Text block is full of illustrations by Rein Poortvliet, Dutch artist and illustrator of Gnomes 139/160 illustrations in full color Previous owner's stamp on page after front end paper . Unpaginated

Illustrations by Edith Farrington Johnston. Previous owner's stamp on endpaper. Binding is tight; pages clean. Dust jacket has some chips on edges, and a surface tear on front cover. Lovely illustrations.

Collector's Edition. EASTON PRESS books are among the highest quality leather bound books ever produced. Bound in full genuine leather with hubbed spine, accented with 22kt gold lettering and designs, printed on archival paper (acid neutral) with gilded edges, smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Lustrous silk moire endpapers. A silk page marker is sewn into the binding. This book, in pristine condition, belongs to the literature series. Easton Press nameplate laid in.

Story of the killing of a rare fin whale trapped in a salt water lagoon in 1967 near small Newfoundland village. Navy blue boards and spine with gilt lettering. Maps on end pages. No bumping on corners or spine. Binding is tight, text is clear and clean. Slight foxing along top edge. Dust jacket clipped and has long 6" tear on back. 239pp

Tight clean copy. 2 color & 87 b&w photographs. Dust jacket has minor chips and water stain mark on lower interior.

Green buckram with gilt spine lettering. Binding is tight & text block unmarked. Dust jacket minor has creases & scuffs. 4 color, 44 black & white photographs.

Dark green cloth boards with burgundy rectangle top of spine with gilt printing. Pale maroon tint to the top edge. The binding is tight and the text block is clear, clear and unmarked with many black & white photos. Very light shelf wear on the bottom edges of the spine. No dust cover.