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Published by A and C Black Publishers Ltd, 1974
ISBN 10: 0856610054 ISBN 13: 9780856610059
Language: English
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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Published by Pelican, UK, 1946
Language: English
Seller: RIVERLEE BOOKS, Waltham Cross, HERTS, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Poor. Poor condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, book block has become detached from spine, tanning to pages, , otherwise in a good readable condition.
Published by PENGUIN/PELICAN, 1946
Language: English
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 3rd Edition. Third Ediiton,192pp, illustrated, softcover, cover foxed and worn but a good reading copy, Pelican/Penguin, London, 1946. * No A75 in the blue Pelican Book series.
Published by Collins, 1953
Language: English
Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1953 Collins hardback; very good condition, gift note on fep; with good+ bright price-clipped dj with small edge tears; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.
Published by Pelican/Penguin
Seller: Goldstone Rare Books, Carmarthen, CARMS, United Kingdom
Softcover. Condition: Acceptable. Paperback. Photograph available on request.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. "M v E" on top corner of front cover Text block tanned with age Light wear to edges of covers Light tanning to cover and a few foxing spots Staples rusted and marked inside covers.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Previous owners name is tiny writing on top corner of half title page dated 1957 Text block tanned with age Light wear to edges of covers Light tanning to cover and a few foxing spots 2/6 price label on bottom corner of front cover.
Published by Pelican / Penguin, 1951
Seller: Books On The Green, Lydd, KENT, United Kingdom
Revised edition. Paperback. "A description of the world of birds and of the methods and instruments people can use to get a better understanding of it". Illustrated. Some light browning to pages, otherwise main body of text generally good and clean. Light spotting to cover. Spine lightly rubbed, with small chip/tear to bottom corner. A tight copy. Owner's inscription inside front cover. 188 pp.
Published by Penguin Books. Harmondsworth, Middlesex. 1951, 1951
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Paperback, 1951). (1941) 1951 revised edition. Small 8vo paperback (108 x 180mm). Pp188 + 4pp ads. B/w illustrations, maps. Covers rubbed, pages browned. Good-plus. "A description of the world of birds and of the methods and instruments people can use to get a better understanding of it." Chapters include:- Introducing the bird-watcher to the bird; Arranging the birds; The tools of bird-watching; Migration; Where birds live; The numbers of birds; Disappearance and defiance; How birds recognize one another; Territory - a theoretical case; Territory, courtship, and the breeding cycle; What you can do. .
Published by Penguin, 1940
Language: English
Seller: Cocksparrow Books, Salisbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: GD/GD/ND. y First Edition, 1st. Imp. SOFTBACK "PELICAN A75", SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1940* Publisher: Pelican (Pan) Books.* Binding and cover condition: Normal blue and white Pelican livery, soft card covers with French flaps (Price torn off). No bumps, minor rubs. Slight shelf wear to edges & corners. Spine somewhat creased and rubbed without loss. ACC.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean & tight. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. Considerable tanning throughout. ACC.* Illustrations: B/w line drawn maps & 35 diagrams within text.* Pages: 185 pp. text. vii pp. index at rear.* Product Description:- The keynote of this book is the description of the world of birds ~ as far as we are able to appreciate a world so distinct from our own ~ and of the methods and instruments people can use to get a better understanding of it. James Fisher was born in 1912 and educated at Eton and Magdalen College Oxford. Author of several scholarly works, he was the secretary of the British Trust for Ornithology and the Institute for the Study of Animal Behaviour.* This is an ACCEPTABLE copy of the 1st./1st. with some shelf wear and tanning.* 1940-01-01. n.
Published by Collins, 1953
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1953. Reprinted. 224 pages. Printed jacket over cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.
Published by Penguin Pelican, GB, 1946
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: nrFine. Revised Edition. This is the first printing of the 1946 revised edition. An exceptionally clean tight bright copy with a hint of rust to staples and slightest page edge browning. Book is in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age.
Condition: Poor. 1946 reprint. Tanning/marks/scuffs/some tears to cover. Pages have been stapled back in. Dark tanning/some creases to pages. Text readable.
Published by Collins, 1953
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1953. This Edition 1953. 224 pages. Dust jacket over green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations & photographs. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. More pronounced to endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is slightly dulled. Unclipped dust jacket. Panels to dust jacket have heavy edge wear with chips, tears and areas of loss. Price sticker to front panel.
Published by Pelican Books, o. O., 1978
Seller: Buchversand Joachim Neumann, Neubrandenburg, MV, Germany
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Add to basket159 S., mit 14 Fotos auf 8 Tafeln und 45 Zeichnungen und Verbreitungskarten im Text. Altersbedingt randgebräunt.
Published by Collins, 1953., 1953
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
New edition. 8vo. 224pp. 16 b/w. plates, text illustrations. Pages lightly browned. Ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Original green cloth. Green d/w. lettered in black and white, several minor chips to edges. US$12.
Published by Pelican Books, 1940
Seller: Zardoz Books, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
A75 - First Edition. Condition: acceptable. acceptable 1st Pelican Book A75 1940 edition paperback In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.
Published by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, 1946
Seller: Kadriin Blackwell, Greensville, ON, Canada
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Add to basketTrade Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. 1st edn. was 1940. Light general wear. Front wrapper has small scrape. Book.
Published by Collins, 1953
Seller: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. 224, 16 b/w plates (26 photos), 45 text figs, line drawings. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig cloth; lacks front endpaper removed. Vg in d/w (price-clipped; short tear to rear panel) in removable protective sleeve). Third revised edition.
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1951. paperback. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Sellotape to spine. Creasing to half title. Light scoring throughout text. Remains a nice reading copy. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
Published by Pelican Books, UK, 1946
Language: English
Seller: Eaglestones, Oudtshoorn, South Africa
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A clean and tightly bound book.
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Published by Penguin, 1951
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Add to basketCondition: Good. 1951. paperback. Good clean copy showing light age and shelfwear. Sellotape to spine. Creasing to half title. Light scoring throughout text. Remains a nice reading copy. . . . .
Published by Penguin Book, Harmondsworth, 1951
ISBN 13: 2561892246115
Seller: Biblioteca di Babele, Tarquinia, VT, Italy
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Add to basketCondition: BUONO USATO. Pelican Book INGLESE Brossura tascabile in cartonato flessibile, dalla copertina leggermente sbiadita e macchiata. Ritratto fotografico dell' Autore in quarta. Molto buono lo stato di conservazione complessivo, pagine ben tenute, fortemente ossidate da tonalità brunita, maggiormente ai tagli, Illustrato da XVI ( 16 ) tavole fotografiche in bianco e nero, con didascalie, fuori testo e da XXXV ( 35 ) figure in nero, nel testo. Volume n. LXXV ( 75 ) della collana. Numero pagine 188.
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Add to basketLondon, Penguin Books, 1946 : In-12 Carré, Broché. revised edition, 192 pp., 35 figures in-texte, nom et date en page de garde, Très bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos impeccable, Intérieur frais.
Published by Penguin Books
Seller: WeBuyBooks 2, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Good condition late edition paperback. Covers lightly stained with scuffing to edges and spine. minor tanning and staining to pages. Contains various diagrams of bird anatomy and biology.