Birds of the Northern Forest.
by Livingston, John A. [J. Fenwick Lansdowne, Illustrations]
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- fine
- ISBN 10
- 077104688X
- ISBN 13
- 9780771046889
- Seller
-
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1966. Undetermined. fine. 1st Edition. 248pp. Quarto. Illustrated with black and white and coloured paintings and drawings. Original blue cloth with gilt decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine. Complete with very nice copy of the original dust jacket. Signed on title by Lansdowne. Jacket has wear at spines and a couple closed tears. Small stain to front endpaper. fine Companion volume to "Birds of the Eastern Forest", beautifully illustrated by noted wildlife illustrator James Fenwick Lansdowne. Includes 56 portraits of individual species with accompanying text. A magnificent edition. 1966
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137288
- Title
- Birds of the Northern Forest.
- Author
- Livingston, John A. [J. Fenwick Lansdowne, Illustrations]
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 077104688X
- ISBN 13
- 9780771046889
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Birds|Canadian Art|Audubon|Nature Painting|J. Fenwick Lansdowne|Ornithological Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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- Fine
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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...
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