Product Type
Condition
Binding
Collectible Attributes
Seller Location
Seller Rating
Published by Collins [Sponsored By The Brewers' Society Festival of Britain], London, 1951
Seller: LOE BOOKS, Launceston, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Eric Hosking's photograph of a Bittern found within. 92 pages, a few colour plates and numerous b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket very good, with some general wear and rubbing to edges, lightly chipped to the top of the spine, spine toned, now attractively presented in a loose-fitting clear archival sleeve. Hard-back binding, near fine. Contents clean and tight, compliments slip slipped in, otherwise unmarked no inscriptions. A very good copy with a very good dust jacket. Eric Hosking, OBE, Hon FRPS, FBIPP (1909-1991) was widely acknowledged as one of the world's most eminent natural history photographers, "Perhaps the most famous bird photographer ever to have lived" (Gemma Padley). He was pioneering and developed new techniques, especially the use of flash photography and automatic shutter release technology, which enabled him to photograph birds at night and freeze birds in flight for the first time. Famously, when just 28 he lost an eye to a tawny owl while climbing up to a hide in rural Wales, the event which inspired the ingeneous title of his autobiography "An Eye for a Bird", 1970. Over his exceptionally long career he photographed over 1,800 species, and his pictures have appeared in some 1,000 books, including the popular New Naturalist series, of which he was photographic editor. Hosking was not only a photographer of birds but also a highly knowledgeable ornithologist.] Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by Wm. Collins Sons & Co., Ltd, London, 1951. Produced by A.N. Holden & Co. Ltd, London. Sponsored by The Brewer's Society as their contribution to the festival of Britain, 1951
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. About Britain - Complete set of 13 Collins Guides for the Festival of Britain. The General Editor for the series was Geoffrey Grigson, who also wrote the first two volumes. The set comprises; 1. West Country by Geoffrey Grigson; 2. Wessex by Geoffrey Grigson; 3. Home Counties by R. S. R. Fitter; 4. East Anglia by R. H. Mottram; 5. Chilterns to Black Country by W. G. Hoskins; 6. South Wales and the Marches by W. J. Gruffydd; 7. North Wales and the Marches by W. J Gruffydd; 8. East Midlands and the Peak by W. G. Hoskins; 9. Lancashire and Yorkshire by Leo Walmsley; 10. The Lakes to Tyneside by Sid Chaplin; 11. The Lowlands of Scotland by John R. Allan; 12. Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Alastair M. Dunnett; and 13. Northern Ireland by E. Estyn Evans. Published by Wm. Collins Sons Co., Ltd, London, 1951. Produced by A.N. Holden Co. Ltd, London. Sponsored by The Brewer's Society as their contribution to the festival of Britain, 1951. Presumed first editions. A good set of hardbacks with pictorial paper over boards. No dustjackets. Mild bumping and wear with a few marks to covers in places. The text is clean, with light spotting to edge of text block.Text in English. Each volume 92pp. Each volume with several illustrations in full colour, approximately 50 illustrations in black and white, and about 14 pages of detailed relief maps. Dimensions: Each volume approx 220mm high x 143mm wide x 10mm deep. Weight: approximately 2.9kg (unpacked). Extra postage may be payable. More photos on request.
Published by Collins [Sponsored By The Brewers' Society Festival of Britain], London, 1990
ISBN 10: 0002198843ISBN 13: 9780002198844
Seller: LOE BOOKS, Launceston, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy of the first and only hardback edition; pp. 416, with 21 colour photographs, and over 150 photographs in black and white. Dust jacket near fine, bright and fresh, slight fading to the spine and the front fold, colours strong on the front panel, not price-clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Green buckram binding fine. Contents clean and tight, a few fine dust spots to top of the text block, no inscriptions. A near fine copy. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by Collins [Sponsored By The Brewers' Society Festival of Britain], London, 1990
ISBN 10: 0002198843ISBN 13: 9780002198844
Seller: LOE BOOKS, Launceston, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A near fine copy of the first and only hardback edition; pp. 416, with 21 colour photographs, and over 150 photographs in black and white. Dust jacket near fine, bright and fresh, slight fading to the spine, minor superficial scratch to the top of the spine, colours strong on the front panel, price-clipped, now protected in a clear removable archival sleeve. Green buckram binding fine. Contents clean and tight, a few fine dust spots to top of the text block no inscriptions. A near fine copy. Size: 8vo. Book.