The Birds of Shakespeare. FIRST EDITION.
by GEIKIE, Sir Archibald
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1916. James Maclehose and Sons. Glasgow. 1916. First edition. No DW. Original red cloth gilt, spine very sunned. 21 charming plates of birds that include, the Eagle, the Kite, the Cuckoo, the Magpie, the Jay, the Barn Owl, the Buzzard and a "Friendly Chough". Endpapers browned and foxed otherwise a remarkably clean and fresh copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Addyman Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86113
- Title
- The Birds of Shakespeare. FIRST EDITION.
- Author
- GEIKIE, Sir Archibald
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- PLAYS, DRAMA and THEATRE shakespeare birds british birds
- Bookseller catalogs
- PLAYS, DRAMA and THEATRE;
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About the Seller
Addyman Books
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
Addyman Books is based in Hay-on-Wye, the book capital of the world, with almost 30 bookshops in the town, nestled in the Black Mountains of Wales. We have been established since 1986 and have three shops, Addyman Books, Addyman Annexe and Murder & Mayhem. Large general stock. Murder & Mayhem specialises in Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror.
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- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...