British Marine Life. Britain in Pictures No 70
by Yong, C M
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG/ND
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About This Item
HARDBACK ?The ?Britain in Pictures series,? No. 70.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1944* Publisher: William Collins* Binding and cover condition: Pictorial cover, White and dark blue-green paper covered boards. White title & logo to spine. Slight rubs at head & tail and corners. Some age marks to spine. VG* Jacket condition: No Dust Jacket. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY clean, crisp, tight and sewn binding tight. No annotations or inscriptions. No foxing. VG+* Illustrations: 8 Plates in colour, 26 illustrations in b/w* Pages: 48 pp. text. One of the ?Britain in Pictures? series, C.M.Yonge was an authority on marine life and topography with several titles in the New Naturalist Series. Chapters in this volume are Conditions of Life In The Sea, The British Seas and Shores, The Invertebrate Animals, The Depths of the Ocean, Fish and Fisheries, Marine Stations, Present and Future.* A VERY GOOD copy of the first edition in this collectable series but with no dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4734
- Title
- British Marine Life. Britain in Pictures No 70
- Author
- Yong, C M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st. Edn, 1st. Imp.
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London UK 48
- Date Published
- 1944-01-01
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