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The Birds of Surrey
by John A. Bucknill
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$340.72CA$306.65
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About This Item
London: R. H. Porter, 1900 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6.5". Not Stated. A lovely copy of the first edition of Sir John Strachey's illustrated ornithological study of the birds of Surrey. The first edition of this work by British lawyer and Judge John Alexander Strachey Bucknill, who served as Attorney General of Hong Kong, and Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, while maintaining an interest in ornithology and lepidoptery.Illustrated with six photogravures, thirteen vignette and full page illustrations, and with a folding colour map to the rear. Collated, complete.A charming study of the birds of Surrey, in a lovely half morocco binding. In a half morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards. A touch of rubbing to back strip tail and with small loss of paper to tail of rear board, otherwise externally excellent. Spotting to fore edge of text block, and to endpapers and pastedowns. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with the odd instance of light spotting to page perimeters. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 879F56
- Title
- The Birds of Surrey
- Author
- John A. Bucknill
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R. H. Porter
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 9" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- surrey ornithology birds Sir John Alexander Strachey Bucknill ornithology
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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