1927 The Revolt of the Birds Melville Davisson Post First Edition Dust Wrapper

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Revolt of the Birds Melville Davisson Post 1927 D. Appleton & Company : New York 8" by 5.5" 1-143 [1]pp SUMMARY The first edition of Melville Davisson Post's chilling tale about an island overrun with mutated insects. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.This atmospheric tale is places on an island in the China Sea that is entirely without birds, as they have been scared away by swarms of seemingly mutated insects.The novel climaxes with two survivors being rescued by the few surviving birds, who use their open wings to create sails to fly a sampan.The publisher describe this as 'a story of supernatural beauty, a strange, unusual tale for the lover of romance'. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Dust wrapper back strip age toned. Closed tear to tail of front wrap. Two closed tears to head of rear wrap. Closed tears and minor loss to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good Indeed 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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