A CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF THE WORLD Tapa dura - 1976

Hardback. Acceptable.

Hardback. Very Good.

Some repaired tears on wrapper - most noticable to top edge of spine and back cover of d/w.

London: Collins. Very Good/Very Good. 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0002196425 Dust jacket unclipped in clear protective sleeve, rubbed to edges. Green cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. Map end papers. 212 pages clean and tight. This is one of those reference books which may seem to the non-initiate extraordinarily dull, but to the enthusiast indispensable - a constant pleasure and support. It is a complete, concise guide to the names and groupings of all the birds on earth, with the authority for each name and the broad distribution of each species. The birds. There are about 8700 recognized species. Some Families are large and varied - the Hawks, Parrots, Pigeons and Doves, Finches - with hundreds of members. Others are very small - the three Kiwis, five Skuas, two Turkeys, and only a single Ostrich, Osprey or Oilbird species. The arrangement of this book is by scientific order of Families, following that of Peters' standard work in fifteen volumes.… Leer más

Collins, 1976. First Edition. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 212 pages.Very good clean copy in a complete wrapper. Contains a complete list of the species, with names, authorities and areas of distribution

LONDON, COLLINS, 1976. FIRST EDITION, VERY GOOD COPY IN VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP. A COMPLETE RECORD OF THE WORLD'S BIRD SPECIES, WITH NAMES, AUTHORITIES AND AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION.

1976 0002196425. London: Collins 1976. Gr.-8°. 212 S., Pappband (Schutzumschlag leicht lädiert; Besitzervermerk auf Titelblatt; Marginalie verso Vorsatz; sonst gut erhalten)