Secrets of Bird Life
by H A Gilbert and Arthur Brook
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Faded edges)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Arrowsmith, 1924. Beautifully written in the hope that the book will interest that large body of persons who know little or nothing about birds. With 41 black and white photographs. Some light foxing and sunned spine and small areas of front and back boards. Overall a very nice copy with largeish easy to read print on quality paper. 203pp. Not Signed or Inscribed. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good (Faded edges)/No Jacket. Illus. by Black & White Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardback.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookfarm (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 999373
- Title
- Secrets of Bird Life
- Author
- H A Gilbert and Arthur Brook
- Illustrator
- Black & White Photographs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Faded edges)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arrowsmith
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Bookseller catalogs
- Naturalist; Social History; Country Pursuits; Birds and Bird Watching; Shooting;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
Terms of Sale
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Peter Tavy
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