Beschreibung
Three first editions from the Naturalist Monographs series complete with dust wrapper, containing studies of the badger, redstart, and yellow wagtail. Three volumes from Collins' 'New Naturalist Monographs' series, containing studies of natural history specific to various animals. Each volume complete with dust wrapper designed by Clifford and Rosemary Ellis.The present set is comprised of three first editions, containing the following titles:The Badger, 1948. Volume devoted to studies of the badger, written by Ernest Neal. With one coloured photograph taken by the author, twenty-nine black and white photographic plates, and twelve maps and diagrams. Collated, complete. With unclipped dust wrapper.The Redstart, 1950. Study of the redstart by John Buxton, with one colour photograph by Eric Hosking, nineteen black and white photographic plates, and twenty maps and diagrams. Collated, complete. With price-clipped dust wrapper.The Yellow Wagtail,1950. Written by Stuart Smith, with twenty-six paintings by Edward Bradbury, eleven black and white photographic plates from original photographs by the author, four line drawings and four maps. Collated, complete. With unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities of boards. Damp mark to rear board 'The Badger.' Dust wrappers sound with shelf wear, minor loss to front wrap 'The Redstarted,' two unclipped and one price clipped, with sunning to spine, minor chipping to head and tail of spine, general light rubbing and soiling. Internally, firmly bound. Minor light spotting to fore edge affecting endpapers, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. With photographic plates both in colour and in black and white, as well as maps and diagrams in text. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 822A18
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