1900 The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands by Charles Dixon Col...

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands Charles Dixon 1900 Pawson and Brailsford : Sheffield 11" by 8.5" xxviii, 476pp SUMMARY A very smart second edition of this ornithological work by Charles Dixon, with coloured plates throughout. Early Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION The second edition, enlarged, improved and thoroughly revised by author, Charles Dixon. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Illustrated with forty-two coloured plates by Charles Whymper (1853-1941), a landscape and animal draughtsman and painter. Plate number 35 was never included, as stated by the errata on page 457. Plates IIA and XIA were included instead. Collated complete. This ornithological work explores the game birds and wild fowl of the British Islands, describing each of their geographical distributions, allied forms and habits. Written by English ornithologist, Charles Dixon, who discovered the St Kilda wren and a new species in North Africa. He collaborated with Henry Seebohm on his popular work, British Birds. CONDITION In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the spine head and tail. A few marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves. Inscription from previous owner to the front free endpaper. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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