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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 2014). (2008) 2014 1st US edition. Square 4to (222 x 235mm). Ppxii,132. Colour photographs throughout. Pictorial laminated boards, issued without a dust-wrapper. Fine new unread copy. An attractive new American edition of Walter Potter and his Museum of Curious Taxidermy, first published privately by the author in 2008. Walter Potter (1835-1918) was a country taxidermist of no great expertise, but he and the little museum he created became famous as an icon of Victorian whimsy. He created a fantasy world in taxidermy, where rabbits went to school, kittens played croquet and squirrels drank port in their smart club. These tableaux included his recreation of the Death and Burial of Cock Robin, probably the most famous item of Victorian taxidermy. His tiny museum in Bramber, Sussex, was crammed full of taxidermy, including multi-legged kittens, two-headed lambs and a bewildering assortment of general curios. The museum was moved to other sites, ending up at Jamaica Inn in Cornwall, where it was finally sold and dispersed in 2003. This book tells what little is known about Potter and documents the history of his museum, as well as providing a permanent record of the collection. PREVIOUS PRICE GBP 20.00.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nature Lover's Library. Comprehensive guide to every wild and farm animal found in Britain. 319pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour drawings and photographs. Blue ribbon page-marker, coloured endpapers. Boards very slightly bowed, small bump to top edge and gift inscription to half title, otherwise very good copy. DJ price-clipped with minimal creasing and surface marking, otherwise very good. Size: 6" Tall x 8" Wide. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket Very Good. First Edition. 320 pages incl. index and glossary. Clean beige background dustjacket with light wear to edges, price-clipped. Very clean pictorial hardback binding, dark grey cloth with gilt-coloured titles to spine and spine-junctions. Light wear to spine-ends and boards' corners. Excellent colour illustrations. One or two pages have very neat ink or pencil annotations or neat notes on white slips of paper inserted which are very helpful o/w pages very clean.

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. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2012). (2004) 2012 paperback reprint. 4to (210 x 300mm). Ppiv,127,ad. B/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography. Fine unread copy. A fascinating memoir of this famous firm of taxidermists, featuring a wonderful collection of photographs including many of now deeply unfashionable "animal furniture". First published in 2004 in a hardbound edition of only 300 copies. This digital reprint, published in 2012, is limited to 100 copies, and carries the same ISBN as the hardbound edition - 0954559614. .