1926 Tales of the Birds W Warde Fowler Slipcase Illustrated Bryan Hook

Description: Click here to see our other books! Tales of the Birds W. Warde Fowler 1926 Macmillan and Co : London 7.5" by 5" 239pp. SUMMARY William Warde Fowler's collection of short stories on different birds, beautifully illustrated by Bryan Hook and with the original slipcase. Illustrated,Leather Binding,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,With Slipcase Overall Condition: Very Good 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 Reprint. First published in 1888. In the original publisher's calf with the original slipcase. Illustrated with a frontispiece and nine monochrome plates by Bryan Hook. Collated complete. This work was written by English historian and ornithologist William Warde Fowler and features a collections of charming stories about a variety of birds. The work includes; 'A Winter's Tale', 'Out of Tune', 'A Jubilee Sparrow', 'The Falcon's Nest', 'A Debate in an Orchard', 'A Tragedy in Rooke Life', 'A Question Beginning with "Why"', "The Lighthouse' and 'The Owl's Revenge'. CONDITION In the publisher's calf with the original slipcase. Externally very smart with the odd slight mark to the boards, bumping to the extremities, slight fading to the spine with a very small closed tear to the head and slight rubbing to the tail and minimal loss to the tail of the spine and to the extremities to the tail of the rear board. An old ink inscription dated 1989 to the front free endpaper with light spotting to the rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound with generally clean and bright pages with the odd spot only. The slipcase is sound with with rubbing to the extremities, the odd slight mark, a closed tear to the tail of the front, a failed joint to the top and slight fading to the top. Overall Condition: 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. 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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