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The Birds of Suffolk
by William H. Payn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 9" by 6". P. Barruel. A signed first edition of this illustrated ornithological study on the birds of Suffolk by William H. Payne. The first edition. Signed by the author to the title page.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and ten monochrome illustrations over eight plates. Collated complete. In the original publisher's cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work was written by William H. Payne, with a foreword by the president of the 'Suffolk Naturalist's Society', the Earl of Cranbrook. This ornithological work provides a detailed study of the birds of Suffolk in England, describing the county, its habitats and the species of bird that reside there. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only minimal bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Past owner's signature to the front free endpaper. The wrap is sound with loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the tail of the front, minor handling marks and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Relevant newspaper article neatly inserted. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Z16
- Title
- The Birds of Suffolk
- Author
- William H. Payn
- Illustrator
- P. Barruel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Barrie and Rockliff
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Birds Ornithology William H. Payn Signed Ornithology Natural science Colour plates
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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