Edition: First Edition
Published By: Oxford University Press
First Editions Hard Back. Published from 1977 to 1994. Illustrated dust jackets with faded to the spines and off-setting to the front and rear covers. Minor edge wear especially to volume 1 with large closed tears along the front edge. Not price clipped. Rich navy cloth boards in good condition despite a little fading to the extremities, with titles in gilt to the spines. Volumes 2 to 9 have a previous owners' neat inscription and bookplate to the front free endpaper. The pages to volumes 1 and 2 are lightly toned with creasing towards the rear of volume 1 and foxing to the prelims of volume 2. The rest of the volumes are clean and bright throughout. Loose errata slip inserted into volume 4. All nine volumes are beautifully illustrated with coloured plates, maps and diagrams. Volume I: Ostrich to Ducks, Volume II: Hawks to Buzzards, Volume III: Waders to Gulls, Volume IV: Terns to Woodpeckers, Volume V: Tyrant Flycatchers to Thrushes, Volume VI: Warblers, Volume VII: Flycatchers to Shrikes, Volume VIII: Crows to Finches, Volume IX. A complete comprehensive guide to the birds of the Western Palearctic. This set is heavy and will incur extra shipping costs.
Book Condition: Good
Author: Chief Editor Stanley Cramp
Binding: Hard Back
Ref: 116978
Price £0.00 was £220.00
