Oliver and Boyd , 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable. Hardcover. Fair +. The old dust jacket has been folded and placed inside the book. It is ragged and torn. Red cloth covered boards are scuffed, have scratches and faded spots, with wearing to corner tips and spine ends. Deckled page edges. No loose pages, although they are toned. Glue has darkened around edges of paste-downs and in the hinge area. Book does tend to fall open between the sewn in page signatures, but as stated, no loose pages. This book is quite readable, full of beautiful color plates and other b&w illustrations throughout. 705 pages.

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Bookseller: Quirky Used Books & More (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 231017001
Title: The Birds of West and Equatorial Africa Vol. I
Author: Bannerman, David Armitage
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Acceptable
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Oliver and Boyd
Date Published: 1953
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Acceptable: A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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....