A Hand-Book to the Game-Birds
by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$305.57NZ$275.02
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About This Item
London: Edward Lloyd, 1896-7. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. An excellent pair of first editions of W. R. Ogilvie-Grant's study of game-birds, illustrated with numerous bright chromolithographs. First editions. Complete in two volumes. Published as part of Lloyd's Natural History collection.Uniformly bound in half maroon cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. Comprised of a two-volume handbook on game birds written by Scottish ornithologist William Robert Ogilvie-Grant. Volume I contains information surrounding sandgrouse, partridges and pheasants while Volume II covers megapodes, curassows, hoatzins, bustard-quails and more pheasants. Wonderfully illustrated with 40 vibrant chromolithographs. Lacking plates V and VI. Uniformly bound in half maroon cloth with marbled paper-covered boards. Externally, very smart, with light bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the spine. Light rubbing to boards, causing some loss to the paper to volume II. A little offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, the odd spot to the fore edge. Lacking plates V and VI. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 905Q20
- Title
- A Hand-Book to the Game-Birds
- Author
- W. R. Ogilvie-Grant
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Lloyd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896-7
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- chromolithographs W. R. Ogilvie-Grant game-birds ornithology W. R. Ogilvie-Grant
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...