Author:
THORBURN A.
Title:
Game Birds And Wild Fowl Of Great Britain And Ireland
Price:
£500.00
Year:
1923
Edition:
1st Edn,
Publisher:
Longmans Green and Co
Summary:
vii 79 pages, TEG, folio, 30 full page fine colour plates by Thorburn showing 58 species. Armorial book plate to the front paste down, apart from foxing to the end papers the contents clean and virtually free of foxing. Publishers dark red cloth binding, with gilt ruled borders to the covers., the cloth clean and without any of the fading often found with this title, some light rubbing to the head of the spine. and difficult to find in this condition. Thorburn classic work and not reprinted only in large paper. The book consists of brief descriptions of each species accompanied by quite magnificent illustrations Chute 630.
Ref:
22971
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