THE LIFE OF THE ROBIN by Lack, David - 1970

London: Penguin Pelican Pub A226. Very Good. 1943,1953. New Revised Ed. paperback. 4x7". VERY GOOD Condition PAPERBACK,clean, solid, bright attractive copy..; black & white ilust of robin cover art...with red brest & leg band.. bottom left corner has riginal pr ice 2/6.Back cover photo & biog of author.."studied birds intensively during holidays on ROMNEY MARSH from 1908 to 1928."..and later spent almost all his spare time & holidays watching robins...." ; glossy Photo Section,drawings; 240pg pages; Indexed. A Full Account Of Britain'S Most Populr Bird.. "This portrait of Britain's most popular bird was originally published in 1943, and was one of the first full-length monographs of a single species to appear in print. Since then it has taken its place among the small group of Natural History classics. It tells the life story of the robin, through the year, based on the author's observations on wild birds." .

Collins, 1970. Paperback. Good. 1970. 219 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1976. Reprint. 240 pages. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding throughout remains firm. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Notable foxing. Notable rubbing and marking all over. Mild tanning to spine. Droplet to front panel.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1953. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 'Newly revised edition published in Pelican Books'. In good plus Pelican style blue bordered card with central two-tone illustration of a robin. The covers are firm, flat and quite clean. With tanned cut edges. The text block pages are tightly bound, straight and tanned, mostly around the edges - good plus condition. With three b/w plates and some b/w drawings. No dedications etc.

Paperback. Very Good. VG+.

H.F. & G. Witherby, 1946. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1946. Revised edition. 224 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black & white illustrations and plates. Ex Libris sticker to front pastedown. Pages are mildly tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with bumping to corners. Light crushing to spine. White lettering remains bright and clear. Unclipped jacket. Panels have light edge wear with tears and creasing.

H. F. & G. Witherby, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1946. Revised Edition. 224 pages. Red dust jacket over red cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minimal marks to boards. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Noticeable sunning to spine. Grubby panels overall. Visible rubbing to surfaces.

Penguin, 1953. 1953 Revised Edition. Very Good condition.