Published by Nat Geographic Mag, 1954
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Sept,1954, pp. 414-422, Profusely Illus with Color & BW Photos, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.
Condition: Good. Good condition. (puffins, animals, birds) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1953
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by Doubleday Anchor/The American Museum of Natural History, 1955
Seller: M H Harrington, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Original softcover edition, 4 1/4" x 7 1/4", covers are good+ to very good, book itself is near fine; XV, 222 pages with 12 black-and-white illustrations. Book.
Language: English
Published by Country Book Club, London, 1954
Seller: Calluna Books, Morpeth, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Book - very good, dust jacket - very good (spine lightly tanned). First published 1954 - this is the 1953 Country Book Club edition.
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons 1953, 1953
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
First edition, large octavo hardcover (VG): all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by National Geographic Magazine, Washington, 1954
Seller: Cosmo Books, Shropshire., United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical
Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 9 Pages, many illustrations, some in colour. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 16 x 24 cms. Category: National Geographic Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.
Language: English
Published by J M Dent, London, 1953
Seller: Neil Holliday, Dymock, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Charles Tunnicliffe (illustrator). 1st Edition. Green cloth with gilt titles and decoration. No jacket. Some minor marks, not offensive. Jacket has been neatly inserted to end paper. Illustrated. A reasonable copy.
Language: English
Published by Country Book Club, 1954
Seller: Westmoor Books, Bedale, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The Country Book Club, London, 1954. Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Jacket Good Catford, Nancy (illustrator). First published in 1953 by J M Dent;Colour plate frontispiece with drawings in the text and sixteen pages of photographs.xi,plus 186 pages text and illustrations.Light browning to ends/edges.Original green cloth,.Good reading copy.
Published by The Country Books Club, London, 1954
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. CATFORD, Nancy (illustrator). xii + 186pp, coloured frontis, well illustrated, hardcover, green cloth, black lettered, spine slightly faded o/w very good condition, The Country Books Club, London, 1954.
Language: English
Published by JM Dent & Sons Ltd, London, 1953
Seller: Calluna Books, Morpeth, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Book - very good, dust jacket - good. Cover/frontispiece in colour by CF Tunnicliffe.
1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : From Colwall Library with their bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: 186 pages, illustrations, 23 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (page 177). Subjects: Puffins; Fratercula; Puffins; Alcidae; Puffinus; Birds, Charadriiformes; Zoology. 3 Kg.
Published by The Country Book Club, 1954
Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hard covers, no. dust jacket. Condition: V.g. No Jacket. Book club edition. Spine sunned. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.
Published by j.m. dent & sons
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
hardback octavo (VG); paperback quarto (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.
Published by Country Book Club, London, 1954
Seller: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. xii, 186, col frontis, b/w photos, text drawings. . HB. 8vo, orig. cloth, faded. Lacks front endpaper; bookseller's ink stamp to title page. With illustrations by Nancy Catford.
Published by Country Book Club, 1954
Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Hard covers. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover sunned at front and spine (originally green, now turning yellow); internally little used, with owner's bookplate. Weight: 1 Language: English.
Published by London : J. M. Dent & Sons, 1953
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance : From Colwall Library with their bookplate to front pastedown. Physical description: 186 pages, illustrations, 23 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (page 177). Subjects: Puffins; Fratercula; Puffins; Alcidae; Puffinus; Birds, Charadriiformes; Zoology. 1 Kg.
hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. A hardback First Edition (Dent, 1953) in Good condition, in a similar dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (dustjacket and cover illustrations vary, and unless the image accompanying the listing is marked 'Bookseller Image', it is an Abebooks Stock Image, NOT our own). BUYERS OUTSIDE UK please also note the following: 1. shipping rates apply to packets of 750g and under, and should the packed weight of an item exceed this we reserve the right to ship via 'Economy', or request extra postage prior to fulfilling the order, or cancel 2. many countries apply import or other taxes - these are the buyers responsibility; we may ask for extra payment to cover any taxes which we have to pay 'up front' on the buyer's behalf.
Published by The Country Book Club, London, 1954
Seller: CHAPTER TWO, Pinetown, KZN, South Africa
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Catford, Nancy (illustrator). First published in 1953 by J M Dent. Colour plate frontispiece with drawings in the text and sixteen pages of photographs. xi,plus 186 pages text and illustrations. Light browning to ends/edges. Original green cloth, spine, spotted sunned. Good reading copy. ALL ORDERS DESPATCHED WITH A TRACKING NUMBER. (QW-EY-1CBy).
Published by J.M. Dent, 1953
Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
Hard covers, no jacket. Condition: V.g. No Jacket. 1st edition. Little used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
N.Y., The Devin-Adair Company, 1953. XI,186 pp. Col.Frontispiece, 16 photographs & maps. Hardcover. Name on the flyleaf. [169899].
Published by J M Dent & Sons London, 1953
Seller: Grampian Books, Est. 1990, ELLON, ABDNS, United Kingdom
First Edition
First edition. xi + 186pp; colour frontispiece by Tunnicliffe; 16 pages of photographs and maps; text drawings. Original green cloth with gilt decoration. No inscriptions. Covers slightly marked, otherwise near VG in a poor (worn & torn) dustwrapper.
Published by London J M Dent & Sons Ltd
Seller: Kerr & Sons Booksellers ABA, Cartmel, CMA, United Kingdom
8vo. 186pp. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece by C.F. Tunnicliffe, drawings in the text by Nancy Catford and 16 pages of photographs and maps. Ink inscription from former owner to f.f.e.p. Bright green cloth with gilt vignette to upper cover. Very good copy.
Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1953
Seller: The Rutland Bookshop, Uppingham, RUT, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece by C. F. Tunnicliffe. And drawings and photographs throughout. 186 pages, 1st edition. H.22cm W.14cm D.2cm.
Hardcover. figs, 18 pls, cloth 0.0.
Condition: Good. No jacket, mild shelf wear to extremities. Scuffs and splits at spine ends. Boards feel a little loose. Plates on FPEP. Tanning and foxing throughout, text all readable.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2025
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 264. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1962 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 264.