The British Bird Book by Theodore Wood, W. P. Pycraft
1921. First Edition. 269 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white in-text illustrations. With black and white, and colour illustrated plates. Some plates are missing. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Light scuffing to text-block edges. Binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. crushing to spine ends with small splits. Scuffing and light marking overall. Water staining to all surfaces with slight discoloration to cloth. Mild sunning to spine and edges. Minor black marks to boards. Book is slightly bowed and forward leaning.