William Heinemann London 1909 Fair (no dj, green cloth, edges rubbed and worn, frayed top and base of spine, corners bumped, illustration on front board of city scene with white birds, the white titles are partly worn away, front hinge lightly cracked but contents remaining firm, heavy browning to free endpapers, damp stains to a few top margins and occasional spotting and marks in margins) octavo 334pp. First edition. Colour frontispiece and 7 colour plates, 16pp b/w illustrations.

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Bookseller: lobstabooks (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 41998
Title: THE BIRD-LIFE OF LONDON
Author: Charles Dixon:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Heinemann London 1909
Bookseller catalogs: Ornithology;

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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....