Bird Life and Bird Lore by R. Bosworth Smith
1909. No Edition Remarks. 434 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white plates throughout. Ex-libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Sticker and previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Heavy crushing to spine ends. Significant splits and fraying to cloth at spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. White marks to boards. Water staining to rear board. Textblock is shaky.