The Birds of Siberia: A Record of a Naturalist's Visits to the Valleys of the Petchora and Yenesei

xx, 512pp, two colour fold-out map towards rear. Illustrative brown cloth-covered boards; silver 'cross' on spine, gilt titles on front and spine, top text block edge gilt, bottom edge untrimmed; large number of in-text line drawings and chapter head and tail pieces. 8vo. . Sun-faded spine; rubbed spine ends, cloth wearing. Corners rounded, bottom corner cloth worn through. Fore and bottom text block edges tanning. Free endpapers foxing and tanning. Presentation bookplate on front pastedown. Gutters starting to stretch. Volume quite loose. Otherwise, internally neat, clean and bright.