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The Vertebrate Fauna of North Wales
H. E. Forrest
1907
Witherby & Co : London
9" by 6.5"
[3], iv-lxxiv, 537, [1pp]
SUMMARY
The first edition of this beautifully illustrated study of the common vertebrate fauna native to North Wales, illustrated with a folding map.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Folding Maps,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work.
An exploration of the vertebrate fauna commonly found in North Wales, one of the first works focusing on the zoology of the area.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, one colour folding map, and twenty-eight plates.
Collated, complete.
Written by H. E. Forrest.
Prior bookseller's label to the front pastedown.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small patches of loss to the joints. Light marks to the boards and spine, with a touch of fading to the spine. Hinges are starting but remain firm. Prior bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some odd spots. The occasional ink annotation to the text. Small closed tear to the reverse of the folding map, with a small repair to another closed tear.
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.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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