Description: Click here to see our other books! A Chapter on Birds: Rare British Visitors R. Bowdler Sharpe 1895 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge : London 7.5" by 5" ix, 124pp. SUMMARY A smart first edition of this brightly illustrated ornithological study from the curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of Natural History. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and seventeen colour plates. Collated complete. A charming study on rare British birds, their habits, plumage, and migration patterns, with chapters on: the red-footed kestrel, the golden oriole, the shore-lark, the blue-headed wagtail, the waxwing, the aquatic warbler, the Arctic blue-throat, and more. Written by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, an English zoologist and ornithologist who worked as curator of the bird collection at the British Museum of Natural History. Over his career he described many new species of bird and had species named in his honour including Sharpe's Longclaw (Macronyx sharpei) and Sharpe's Starling (Poeoptera sharpii). CONDITION In the original pictorial green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Overall Condition: Near Fine 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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Author: R. Bowdler Sharpe
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: Not Stated
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1895
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 0.750000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
