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LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY - Compiled by members - Edited by G. H[arold] Hunt, M.B.O.U, M.B.O.C.: : LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND COUNTY REPORT OF FOR 1947

UK.LEICESTER.LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY,1947.

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UK,slim 8vo stapled wraps,Original 1st edn.[An Original periodical journal that denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title and are published prior to any other format. This is the 7th Annual report by the LROS - Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Pale beige paper covers with b/w woodcut-esque Great Crested Grebe illustration and black lettering to front, printer's name to rear cover,rusted staples and minimal fading and/or light darkening to some edges.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+ fore-edges lightly aged toned - as usual/ normal but wihout blemish - no foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,but some accidental and uniform top corner tips creasing - otherwise appears possibly unread,other than my own collation.UK,slim 8vo stapled wraps,Original 1st edn,1-64pp [paginated] includes repeated cover illustration to title page with ofiicers of committee,a Report on activities of the Society which includes Lectures given during the year, Notes and Observations on the Effect of Severe Weather on the Counties Birds - mortality,movement,behaviour,changed feeding habits and depredations and unusual bird visitors - [From late January to mid March 1947 many parts of the British Isles experienced record low temperatures and persistent snow cover and when the snow thawed,flooding],the year's weather report with the two counties b/w map+key to its reverse,46pp of non-consecutive numbered reports (2-520) of sighted birds+data with 1 b/w photograph, an obituary for 3 members with the 2 counties b/w map+key to its reverse,and 6pp members list with their names+ addresses; plus [unpaginated] a Great Crested Grebe b/w photographic frntis. Please see the 2 previous alpha-numerical consecutive book IDs' rja982621 and rja982721,for the previous years' similar reports,of 1945 and 1946 respectively. Available to purchase separately or all 3 reports @ £40 P/p included. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and ephemeral nature,even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevent a higher grading. An early and uncommon example - particularly in as good a grade as this, given it's period of production - with wartime paper-rationing,and the poor quality of cheap paper stock generally used and survival rates of air-raids on domestic and commercial properties i.e publishers +printers.With war-time paper rationing and conservation of that and other materials,pulping was actively encouraged,so publishers with restricted and limited quantities for publishing, opted towards highly acidic and therefore cheaper paper,allowing for more items to be produced.Those made with this cheaper material tended to degrade faster, exhibiting several faults,blemishes,foxing /spotting etc.,and subsequently are uncommon and harder to find in a particularly fine condition. The two counties of Leicestershire and Rutland have produced a bird report covering both areas since 1941; the timing coincidentally followed the completion of Eyebrook Reservoir in 1940,while another key site,Rutland Water,was officially opened in 1976. 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. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** 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,slim 8vo stapled wraps, Original,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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