Birds of the West Indies
de Bond, James
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Macmillan, 1947. 257pp. color frontispiece. 211 Black and White line drawings throughout. Map endpapers. A hint of edgewear and toning, otherwise a fine, unmarked copy. Price-clipped pictorial jacket is bright with minor color loss along the extremities. in mylar sleeve."Birds of the West Indies" was a book owned by novelist Ian Fleming, who used the ornithologist's name for his own fictional British secret agent character, Commander James Bond. Fleming, a keen bird watcher while living at his estate in Jamaica, owned this book. He later explained that the author's name was 'brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon, and yet very masculine just what I needed'. The book has since become a collector's item amongst Bond fans". Though the book states First Edition, the orgiinal edition came out in 1936. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Octavo.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 033121
- Título
- Birds of the West Indies
- Autor
- Bond, James
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Macmillan
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1947
- Tamaño
- Octavo
- Palabras clave
- James Bond Ian Fleming Birds Illustrated Bookfair24
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Sobre el vendedor
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Madison, New Jersey
Sobre The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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