
Ornithology; The Birds of Scotland, Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul, 1953
A very smart first edition set of this respected work on Scottish ornithology.
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The Birds of Scotland; Their History, Distribution, and Migration. By Evelyn V. Baxter and Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul.
Published by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh and London. 1953 first edition. Two volume set, complete.
A near fine set of dark green cloth hardbacks with gilt titles. Printed dustjacket with tipped on photographic print to front. Dustjackets with light wear and light speckling. Not price clipped. Jackets now with removable clear protective plastic wraps. Cloth covers with a few light marks. Soundly bound.
Feint bookplate removal marks to first pastedown and some mild offsetting to endpapers. Text is bright and clean throughout. Illustrated in black and white. No owner's inscriptions. A handsome first edition set.
Text in English.
Vol One: liii (including colour frontispiece) + 352pp + Black and white photographic Plates;
Vol Two: (iii) - including colour frontispiece + 353-763pp + Black and white photographic Plates + Fold-out colour map at rear.
Dimensions: Each volume approx 254mm high x 181mm wide x 35mm deep.
Weight: Approximately 2.4kg (unpacked).