Strange Birds and Their Stories

(London: George G. Harrap, 1938). 8vo; original blue cloth, lettered in gilt on spine; no dustwrapper; pp. xvii + (i) + 203, incl. index; colour frontis. with captioned tissue-guard; plates, incl. colour; line drawings in text. All illustrations by the author. Cloth a little rubbed; backstrip frayed at head and tail; gift inscription to front free endpaper; some… Ler mais sobre este item

USA L. C. Page, 1938, hardcover. Later printing. -- Subtitle: Mysteries of bird life, migrations, nesting habits, birds of beaches and deserts, winged jewels, clowns of birddom, valuable birds, bird law courts, bird communists, flightless birds. -- Illustrated by the author with 3 color plates and many in-text drawings. Index. --Hardcover, 203 pages. Condition: very good (spine tips… Ler mais sobre este item

UK: George C. Harrap & Co., 1938. Blue bds with gilt title to spine. bump to spine ends and corners.ffep missing. Colour illus to frontis. Colour and b/w illus to text. A little light soiling to some pages, otherwise interior very good. Bindings tight. Dustjacet with tearing to edges and losses to corners and spine ends. jacket spine sunned. some… Ler mais sobre este item

GB: Harrap, 1938. Illustrated, with coloured frontispiece. Slightly cocked. Clean text pages but covers are marked. Worn Dw is heavily chipped along top and bottom edges.. 1st Impression. Hardback. VG-/Good DW.

Clinton, MA: L. C. Page. G in G DJ. (1938). Owner name & date fep. DJ rubbed, chipped. .