Complete Birds of the World Tapa dura - 1980

David & Charles, 1980. 1st edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Owner's pencil signature on ffep.

Newton Abbot: David & Charles. A crisp and tight copy. Library stamps and labels, but minimum wear. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1980.

UK: David & Charles. Very Good/Very Good. 1980. Second Impression. Hard Cover. Lge 8vo 0715376667 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 340 pages clean and tight. This book lists every bird species - surviving and extinct- since the end of the Pleistocene or Ice Age. Some of these birds are known only by bones and have never been seen alive by man. Fossil species (ie, birds which became extinct before the end of the Ice Age) are not included. Where species are known only as a result of travellers' accounts and from hearsay evidence, the doubtful status of these birds is clearly indicated. Data on world distribution, habitat, food, nesting, clutch size, incubation and fledgling periods are given and for each family of birds a brief summary of the general characteristics of the family is included. Authorities are by no means agreed on the status of certain forms, and where serious disagreement exists… Leer más

NEWTON ABBOT, DAVID AND CHARLES, 1980. 1ST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN A VERY GOOD DUSTWRAP.

David & Charles, 1980-01-31. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean tight unmarked copy. Light wear to dustcover edges. one corner of board crumpled.

North Pomfret, VT, London, England: David & Charles Inc./ Newton Abbot, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. xii, 340 p. ; 26 cm. Hardcover. Publisher's original cloth over boards, gilt lettering to spine. Book Condition: Owners name discretely written on ffep. About Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Some crinkling to top edge, superficial shelf wear else fine.