Meinertzhagen, Colonel Richard. Birds of Arabia First edition, beautifully bound and signed.. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1954.

Price: US$785.07 + shipping

Description: First edition, 1954. Signed by the author on front flyleaf with a dedication and dated February 1955. Hardback. xiii, 624pp plus plates and a loosely inserted folded colour map. Bound in Burgundy half morocco with five raised bands and gilt to spine. 19 full page colour plates by George Lodge, D. M. Reid-Henry and Miss Talbot Kelly. 9 black & white photographic plates (between pages 8 and 9), 53 text figures and 35 text maps. Book in near fine condition. Minor spotting to text block edges. Internally very clean and bright. A very attractive and signed copy.

Seller: Ariadne Books, PBFA, Eynsham, Witney, OXON, United Kingdom