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1913 The Gannet
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding
The first edition.
A charming ornithological volume, focuses solely on the gannet.
This works offers a comprehensive study of the global history of the bird, and how they vary in different regions. Additionally, with information regarding their breeding, nesting, diet, flight, anatomy, and more.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, two colour plates, four monochrome plates, and in-text illustrations throughout.
Collated, complete.
Written by John Henry Gurney Junior, from the influential family of Quakers.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Minor marks to the cloth. A small amount of loss of cloth to the extremities. Spine is a little faded and rubbed. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Frontispiece is working loose.
Very Good
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