{"product_id":"ornamental-waterfowl-a-practical-manual-rose-hubbard-1st-edition","title":"Ornamental Waterfowl: A Practical Manual, Rose Hubbard — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1004\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"13\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1004\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e: Publisher’s original pictorial cloth boards show general wear, with staining and scattered marks, and bumping to the corner tips and along the edges. The spine exhibits mild wear at the head and foot, with some softening, though the decorative elements and raised titling remain clear and visually appealing. Despite surface wear, the artwork to the boards remains bright and well-defined. Binding is very slightly shaken but remains secure and fully intact. Decorative pastedowns are clean and well-preserved, though an ex-libris stamp is present to the rear. The title page is notably discoloured, and a previous owner’s signature appears to the endpapers. Otherwise, contents remain generally clean and tidy. A tipped-in period newspaper clipping is present and well-preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1567\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1021\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1567\"\u003eFirst edition; Simpkin, Marshall \u0026amp; Co., London, 1888; distribution also noted via W. Henry Robinson, Walsall. A late Victorian practical manual focused on the breeding, care, and management of ornamental waterfowl, issued in pictorial cloth with decorative stamping typical of specialist agricultural and avicultural handbooks of the period. The inclusion of a tipped-in contemporary newspaper clipping adds additional contextual interest and provenance appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1738\"\u003eA Victorian practical guide to the care and breeding of ornamental waterfowl, combining husbandry instruction with period interest in decorative and domestic aviculture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53230675657043,"sku":"3243-RM-F-VG-34","price":74.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_adb1bb05-cdde-4ac0-85da-c6ba6267c554.jpg?v=1773846617","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/ornamental-waterfowl-a-practical-manual-rose-hubbard-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}