Rev C W Shepherd (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, i-xxix, 465 pp, photographic frontispiece, 8 hand - coloured plates of birds by Joseph Smit, map of the county. Original green grained cloth, top edge gilt, some light wear to the extremities but a good firm copy, internally very clean. It is generally recorded that only 300 copies were printed. Mullens and Swann describe the work as "a county avifauna of considerable extent and completeness", however it was somewhat overshadowed by Ticehurst's major work "A History of the Birds of Kent" published in 1909. It remains one of the most attractive county avifaunas with lovely coloured plates by Smit. Joseph Smit (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book - very good (front hinge split, bookplate), Hardback. Nine plates & map. Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Edition. 465pp. HARDCOVER. Privately-owned copy. Described as Good + due to a few caveats: Bright gilt titling to spine & gilt dust guard to top edge. Green cloth bright & clean other than 3 tiny marks. 2" vertical split to base of spine which has been repaired. Binding remains secure with occasional slt. hinge exposure. Appears little used. Light browning apparent to endpapers at each end. Internally bright & clean without foxing. The book is complete, and all plates & map are present. Overall, a very tidy privately owned copy. Size: 8vo - over 73/4" - 93/4" tall. Book.…

Condition: Fine. 9 plates, map, 8 of the plates fine hand coloured lithographs by Smit, pp.465, ONLY 300 COPIES PUBLISHED. 8vo Size: 8vo.