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WALLACE, ROBERT L: : THE CANARY BOOK; SECTION 1 - GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF CANARIES

LONDON. L. UPCOTT GILL, 170 STRAND, W.C., 1893.

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UK,8vo HB,3rd edn,enlarged+rev'd.[Enlarged and revised with many New illustrations of Prize,Birds,cages, &c.] VG-. No owner inscrptn to front free endpaper - see rear free endpaper - the side facing its opposing pastedown with faint,residual evidence of removal of pencilled initial and surname,but the presence of the remainder of a pencilled but incomplete address.Publisher's original red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt decoration of a left-facing single canary perched on a small and leafy branch with further bright,crisp,gilt blocked vertical string with both single and pairs of bird's feathers attached to it,alongside the main decoration,with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to front/upper board. Spine/backstrip sunned,and also with mottling and little or no trace of gilt lettering to same - oxidised - and both head+foot of same affected with fraying, splits and tears with some miniscule loss; rear board plain red and without decoration,beige+light beige publisher's repetitive colophonic-illustrated endpapers - the facing sides of both front +rear free endpapers with off-setting from opposing,respective pastedowns.Front hinge with minimal cracking,rear hinge with partial,incomplete cracking.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - corner tips gently curled - but no other major nicks,tears or splits present.Both boards with bleached fliud spots/splashes.Top edges coloured(faded olivine?)/darkened,fore-edges inevitably aged/toned but without foxing; contents overall bright, tight and clean - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possinbly unread other than my own collation - no annotations noted. UK,8vo HB,3rd edn,enlarged+rev'd,vipp+2-208pp+2- 9pp publisher's catalogue+price list [paginated] includes Preface to 3rd edn (1893),I-VI (1-6) chapters,47 b/w illus and diary diagram interspersed throughout the text and the book,5 b/w assorted canary breeds' plates,a b/w plate of author's own bird house,to rear publisher's catalogue+Price list; plus [unpaginated] half-title,a canary b/w illustrated frntis,title page,contents list/table,and the last 4pp of b/w assorted products/brands adverts are unopened. Very uncommon. Though visually the exterior appearance is unattractive and it's been honestly described in detail,item isstill an acceptable reference example,particularly for a book of it's age and speciality,and even internally,the book is also in a more than acceptable and readable condition/ state of preservation and presentation. This antique book contains a detailed treatise on the breeding,bearing,and management of canaries and canary mules, including information on cage making, formation of canary societies,exhibition of/and exhibition breeds of canaries,their points,and how to breed and exhibit them, and all other matters connected to this avocation of aviculture and aviculturist. Written with the intent of giving the result of the author's own personal experience and observations of over a quarter of a century in a clear and precise manner,this text is perfect for both the amateur and beginner. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB,3rd edn,enlarged, rev'd and new illus.
Not SIGNED.

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