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Pirates and Predators, The Piratical and Predatory Habits of Birds
Colonel R. Meinertzhagen
1959
Oliver & Boyd : London
11" by 7.5"
i, 230pp.
SUMMARY
The first edition of this illustrated ornithological study about the behaviour of birds in the original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs1 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 22.99
EU Postage: £ 16.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first impression.
In the publishers original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
Illustrated throughout with a monochrome frontispiece and forty-four plates, including eighteen colour plates. Collated complete.
This work was written by Richard Meinertzhagen, a British soldier and ornithologist. An interesting and unique ornithological study of the behaviour of birds as predators, hunters and killers, and on the ways in which they make use of the other animals in their surroundings.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. The odd spot to the endpapers. The wrap is very smart with slight sunning to the spine, handling marks to the rear, and edgewear with the odd small closed tear. Tape repairs to the verso and light spotting. Internally firmly bound with clean and lightly age toned pages.
Overall Condition: Near Fine 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.
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