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Pictorial Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Rena Fennessy Ilustrador. First Edition. 2003. xiv, 271pp. Colour frontispiece. B&W illustrations and maps. "East Africa, comprising Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, is one of the richest areas of the African continent as far as birds are concerned. The 1293 species so far recorded represent some 15 percent of the present number of birds in the world. Many are migrants from other continents. The majority of these migratory birds breed in Europe and Asia, visiting East Africa every year. . This book, with its precise, detailed, condensed and carefully compiled information, will be great assistance and value to all ornithologically interested people of the world, and especially to those who are living in East Africa or visiting the region." Book covers show signs of shelfwear to the spine ends, edges and corners. Cup stain to front cover. Otherwise, pages and binding in excellent condition, no inscriptions.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condición: Very Good. In 1664, Colonel James Turner and members of his family; John, William, Mary, and Ely Turner were tried at the Old Bailey for felony and burglary. The case was unusual not only for the involvement of a former Parliamentarian officer but for the breadth of the accused, spanning multiple generations. The Turners were charged with breaking and entering, and with theft of goods from private dwellings, a dramatic fall from the Colonel's earlier military standing. The trial drew attention for its blend of domestic scandal and criminal enterprise, and for the suggestion that political dislocation in the wake of the Restoration had driven some former Commonwealth figures into desperate circumstances. The proceedings ended with convictions, underscoring the shifting fortunes of those once aligned with Parliament's cause. 33 pages, printed in double columns. Printed between 1809 and 1826, these historic documents are vivid extracts from Cobbett's State Trials; pages from the courtroom record that preserve the voices, arguments, and verdicts which helped shape the course of British justice and still echo through its constitutional legacy. Over two centuries old, each leaf is a tangible fragment of legal history, compelling, original, and rarely encountered outside institutional collections. These are not reprints or replicas, but authentic 19th-century printings that are rich in drama, and steeped in history. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Cobbett's State Trials and is now preserved in a modern card cover for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 25 cms. Category: State Trials; State Trials::Octavo; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.