Little Talks About Birds and Beasts & Tales Of The Forest : Herbert Strang's Readers
by May Byron & Marion Brooks
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press / Humphey Milford , 1930. One of the very popular Readers from Herbert Strang . This one by May Byron (Little Talks about Birds and Beasts) and Marion Brooks (Tales of the Forest) was reprinted in 1930 and is in exceptional condition for a Seventy year old book , it looks just as though it lost its dustwrapper yesterday. A Coloured frontis and a Coloured frontis to the second tale ( intials i can't read!) halfway through the book. The front and rear fly and loose fly have a lovely two page picture by D Stacey and Throughout the book are the most wonderful Black and white Illustrations. The child that had these MUST have been Extremely well behaved for them to be so nice today .96pp & 96pp Plus the frontis's and index of Titles.. Not Inscribed or Signed. This is a Reprint in 1930 . Blue Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated By D Stacey and Others. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Hardback.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfarm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002625
- Title
- Little Talks About Birds and Beasts & Tales Of The Forest : Herbert Strang's Readers
- Author
- May Byron & Marion Brooks
- Illustrator
- Illustrated By D Stacey and Others
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- This is a Reprint in 1930
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press / Humphey Milford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Herbert Strang's Readers Childrens Reader
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Birds and Bird Watching;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾"
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- Inscribed
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- 12mo
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Dustwrapper
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