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LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY - Compiled by members - Edited by G. Harold Hunt, M.B.O.U, M.B.O.C.: : LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND COUNTY REPORT OF WILD BIRDS FOR 1946

UK.LEICESTER.LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY,1946.

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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 6th Annual report by the LROS - Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society.] VG+.No owner inscrptn.Pale grey paper covers with 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,1-60pp [paginated] includes ofiicers of committee,President's message,a Secretary's and Treasurer's report,a 5pp article on Change of Bird-life During The Growth of a Charnwood Conifer Plantation,a 3pp article on Great Crested Grebe,the year's weather report with the two counties b/w map+key to its reverse,37pp of non-consecutive numbered reports (2-519) of sighted birds+data with 4 b/w bird photographs and a single b/w diagram (nesting cavity of a Sand Martin) with an obituary for 2 members to reverse of the last page of bird reports,3pp Rules of the Society,5pp members list with their names+ addresses,a membership application form and unpaginated 2pp blanks,as last pages at the rear; plus [unpaginated] title page with b/w woodcut-esque vignette of Great Crested Grebe - which seems to be the adopted logo for the Society,as it appears on the front cover and the title page of the following year's report - see my book ID rja982821. Please see the previous and following alpha-numerical sequential book IDs' rja982621 and rja982821,for the previous and the following years' similar reports,of 1945 and 1947 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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