THE DRAGONFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES: Wayside and Woodland Series
by Longfield, Cynthia
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
2nd Enlarged edition. "Containing a descriptive History of all the British Species with illustrations from Photographs & drawings and 12 Colour Plates from original drawings prepared by W. F. Evans and 4 Colour Plates by C. O. Hammond. "
Lovely Colour Plates illustrated with several Dragonflies.
Green cloth cover with bright Gilt Dragonfly & title on front. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Rounded 'corners'. All page edges speckled Green.
256 p.pages, 7" tall, 410g.
Previous owner's bookplate with Armorial bearing on endpaper. No inscriptions.
Lovely Colour Plates illustrated with several Dragonflies.
Green cloth cover with bright Gilt Dragonfly & title on front. Bright gilt lettering on spine. Rounded 'corners'. All page edges speckled Green.
256 p.pages, 7" tall, 410g.
Previous owner's bookplate with Armorial bearing on endpaper. No inscriptions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19258
- Title
- THE DRAGONFLIES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
- Author
- Longfield, Cynthia
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nature/Insects.Dragonflies/Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Nature;
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
Cornish Books
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
Biblio member since 2019
Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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