Birds in My Indian Garden
by Malcolm MacDonald
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Jonathan Cape , 1960. First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 13" by 9.5". Christina Loke . A beautiful book on Indian Garden birds by Malcolm MacDonald and Christina Loke. The first edition. In the original clipped dust wrapper. This book captures the birds found in Malcolm MacDonald's Indian Garden. The book is ordered in relation to seasonal change. MacDonald describes how the ecosystem changes and the impact that this has on local birdlife. The text is accompanied by a selection of photos taken by Christina Loke.It includes ninety-seven photographs including the Little Egret, Blue Jay, Golden Oriole, and the White-Eyed Buzzard. Collated complete. In the original publisher's cloth in the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Two small closed tears to the front cover of the dust wrapper. Pencil marks on the covers of the dust wrapper. Minor loss to the tail of the spine. Light marks on the spine of the dust wrapper. Marginal age toning to the flyleaf. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The odd spot on the first and last pages but generally the pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 884V19
- Title
- Birds in My Indian Garden
- Author
- Malcolm MacDonald
- Illustrator
- Christina Loke
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 13" by 9.5"
- Keywords
- Garden Birds India Illustrated India
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- Fine
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Tail
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