Author: BANNERMAN,DAVID ARMITAGE
Title: The Birds of the British Isles Volume IV (Four)
Description: London and Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1955. First Edition. Cloth Hardback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George E. Lodge. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's green cloth with bright gilt title lettering to spine,in a Good Dust-Jacket that has several closed tears to extremities of the d/j and with slight loss to the top edge of the upper cover (approx 2cm in size).Not price clipped and this copy has one previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.This is the 4th volume of this well-known and much sought after series with this volume dealing with some of the non perching birds,eight families in all including the swifts,nightjars,kingfishers,woodpeckers and the cuckoos.Beautifully illustrated work by George Lodge with some 29 magnificent colour plates each with titled tissue guards.Clean copy internally with slight colour spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Firm binding with no hinge weakness,Large and heavy 4to 259pp First Edition. Very Good .

Keywords: Birds Ornithology


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