oliver austin peter scott herbert (2 résultats)

Etat : Good. Ninth impression of the first edition. Dust jacket is scuffed top and bottom with small tears. Generally in good condition for its age. Numerous colour illustrations by Arthur Singer. Folio. Please enquire about postage as this book is heavy.

Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Arthur Singer (illustrateur). Oliver Austin's definitive study of birds around the world, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Singer. The first edition, ninth impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated end papers. A definitive study of birds around the world by the American ornithologist Oliver Luther Austin Jr. (1903-1988), edited by Herbert S. Zim, with a foreword by Peter Scott. This works covers twenty-seven orders and one hundred and fifty-five families. Fantastically illustrated throughout with numerous stunning illustrations in colour by Arthur Singer. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart and bright. Light shelf wear to the bottom edge of the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. The odd spot to the fore edge, not affecting the pages. Dust wrapper is very smart, remaining bright apart from light sunning to the spine. A little edge wear to the upper extremities of the wrap. Fine. book.