Birds, Beasts and Fishes of the Norfolk Broadland by EMERSON, P.H - 1895

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David Nutt, 1895. First Thus. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. Second Edition, First Printing. Published by David Nutt, 1895. Octavo. Publisher's original blue cloth over black boards stamped in navy and gold. Black and white photographic frontispiece by T. A. Cotton. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Boards have shelf wear with spotting, smudging, and rubbing along edges and hinges. Corners are lightly bumped. A few tiny tears on inner hinges but binding is still sound. Toning and light spotting to first few pages. A nice copy of this historical snapshot of the ecology of Norfolk, England in the late 19th century. Illustrated with 68 photographs by T. A. Cotton. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 396 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free… Read More

London: David Nutt, 1895. 4 (ads), v-xv, [1], 396, 3 (ads), frontis, 17 b/w plates, b/w photos. . HB. 8vo, orig. dec. cloth, stamped in dark blue to front board and spine, rubbed, spine faded; edges uncut. Vg.. 'Second and cheaper issue' (published in the same year as the first). Photographs by T.A. Cotton.[Bibliographical note: we have seen two slightly variant issues of this 'second issue' - this copy has title stamped in dark blue to spine, blue coated endpapers, and states 'Second and cheaper issue' to title page. There are 4 pages of publisher's adverts, numbered 1-4, at the beginning which continue directly to p. v (Title), withouth any half-title; also with 3 pages of publisher's adverts at the end.].

London: David Nutt, 1895. xv, [1], 396, frontis, 17 b/w plates, b/w photos. . HB. 8vo, orig. dec. cloth, stamped in dark blue to front board, gilt to spine, rubbed, corner bumped, spine faded; half-title and final page slightly browned; edges uncut. Vg.. Second issue (published in the same year as the first). Photographs by T.A. Cotton.[Bibliographical note: we have seen two slightly variant issues of this 'second issue' - this copy has gilt title to spine, cream endpapers, and has a cancel title page which does not state 'Second and cheaper issue' to title page, but is othwerise identical (it does have 'Prefatory Note to the Second Issue' on p. vii). It also does not include the 4 pages of publishers adverts at the beginning and 3 at the end, although a half-title is present with list of other works by the same author to verso.].

David Nutt, London, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. EMERSON, P.H. Birds Beasts and Fishes of the Norfolk Broadland, London: David Nutt, 1895.Octavo, first edition, pp. xix, 396, 3 (Opinions of the Press), blue-green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, green lettering and labeling on upper panel with image of three swimming ducks, halftone photos by T.A. Cotton. Former owners' names and bookseller ticket on pastedowns. It is sad to note that Emerson, one of the greatest photographers of the 19th century, did not take the pictures, as he had given up on photography as an art by this time. See the Eastman House's Imagining Paradise, p. 194: "Depicts the Norfolk coastal landscape as a holistic ecosystem and in a sense parallels Emerson's first book about the region, Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads. ... He constantly cites his own observations as a basis of contradicting expert… Read More