The Book of Birds: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I and II
de Gilbert Grosvenor and Alexander Wetmore (editors)
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very good +
- Librería
-
Pleasanton, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1937. 356 and 374 pp. Approximately 7 x 10 1/4". No dust jacket; Green cloth over boards with gilt design and lettering on cover and spine (which has faded somewhat), gift inscription on free endpaper on volume 2, illustrated map endpapers, profusely illustrated with color plates, drawings and photos, previous owner's address label on inside paste-down endpaper, otherwise, in very good + condition. Volume 1 containing diving birds, ocean birds, swimmers, wading birds, wild fowl, birds of prey, game birds, shore birds, marsh dwellers, birds of the northern seas. Volume 2 containing owls, woodpeckers, flycatchers, crows, jays, orioles, creepers, thrushes, swallows, tanagers, wrens, warblers, hummingbirds, finches, sparrows. Very heavy, may require additional shipping.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Book Lair, ABAA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- BL-001957
- Título
- The Book of Birds: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I and II
- Autor
- Gilbert Grosvenor and Alexander Wetmore (editors)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- National Geographic Society
- Lugar de publicación
- Washington, DC
- Fecha de publicación
- 1937
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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The Book Lair, ABAA
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...