A Year in the Fields
by Watson, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Edinburgh: David Douglas. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing to papered boards. Paper lifting at margins of front board, with small 1/4" chip at lower corner. ; viii, 118 pages + [2] pages advertisement. Printed papered boards with blue cloth spine. Page dimensions: 163 x 104mm. Reflections and observations on natural history in Scotland, arranged by the 12 months. "The pretty white-breasted dipper was busy at the foot of the waterfall, and ever and anon, upon emergin from among the pebbles, it sang a song that was loud, trilling, and wren-like" - page 100. ; 16mo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17215
- Title
- A Year in the Fields
- Author
- Watson, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David Douglas
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1888
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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