The British Bird Book by The Rev. Canon Theodore Wood
1921. First Edition. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout by Roland Green. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding slightly loose. Small bookshop label to front pastedown. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some moderate marking and tanning. Gilt lettering to spine is dulled but remains brighter on front.