Edward hearle rodd (7 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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First edition, first printing. Very good in light brown boards with gilt titles to the spine and illustration to the front board. Loose stitching and tear to the spine. Stain to the rear board. Map present.

First edition, first printing. Very good in blue boards with gilt titles to the spine and illustration to the front board.Some wear to the head and tail of the spine. Small ownership inscription. Map present.

Hardcover. pp.lvi, 320 with portrait frontis. and fold-out map. 8vo. Hardback. Repairs to map, contents nr fine. Rear internal hinge a little tender. Original decorated brown cloth boards with gilt lettered spine nr. fine. Harting's own copy with his bookplate to front pastedown and 'Editor's Copy, 12th July 1880' handwritten to half-title. With Trubner's very scarce 4-page pre-publication advert which provided background information to the work and a subscription form for interested buyers - Trubner stated that the work would not be published unless 250 copies were subscribed for. Furthermore, Harting corrected the advert, completed the subscription form (adding his address and dating it) and wrote that Trubner had informed him that more than 400 copies were taken up in the County of Cornwall and that the success of the book exceeded Trubner's expectations. A wonderful copy and archive. The first dedicated avifauna of the county, edited by Harting after the author's death. This copy contains Harting's copious (meticulous) notes, annotations and clippings from newspapers and journals. For example, he has indicated the locations of Nightingale sightings on the map. Comes with 25 handwritten letters. Contains a wonderful drawing and description of a 'Nuthatches nest' in Harting's hand. Also with a duplicate copy of the Appendix, pages 279 to 303 and pages 313 to 316. …