Published by Witherby & Co., London, 1909
Seller: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hardback very thick octavo (22.7 x 16.5 cm), no jacket, good condition only, original black cloth cover (gilt spine lettering), top edge gilt, black & white photos (including frontispiece), foldout colour map at rear, fore-edge & bottom edge untrimmed, flyleaves toned, edges little toned & foxed, corners slightly bumped, bookplate front pastedown (blank). Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 568 pp. Most of this book, by a zoologist Norman Ticehurst, is a detailed and referenced one-by-one description of each bird species in Kent, England. The beginning of the book contains a bibliography, a list of subscribers, and an introductory chapter (including topography, geology, vegetation, museums, previous writers). Still highly regarded today. SALE PRICE.
Published by Witherby & Co, London, 1909
Seller: Calluna Books, Morpeth, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book - very good. some foxing, esp to paste downs/end papers. . Hardback. Weight exceeds standard 1.0 kg rate - extra postage may be required for some overseas destinations.
Published by London: Witherby & Co, 1909., 1909
Seller: Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, Australia
Large octavo,568 pp.,publisher's cloth, top edge gilt, photographs, fold out map at rear, library stamps of the RAOU, pocket still attached, corners slightly bumped, small mark on spine where call number sticker was, nonetheless a good crisp copy of a scarce title.