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The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna
by Charles Vaurie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$408.08NZ$367.27
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About This Item
London: H. F. & G. Witherby Limited, 1959-1965 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 10" by 7.5". None. The first edition of this collection of ornithology studies of the Palearctic region with the original dust wrappers. First edition of The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna by Charles Vaurie in the original publisher's cloth bindings and unclipped dust wrappers. Includes a volume on 'Passeriformes' and 'Non Passeriformes', i.e. perching or non-perching birds. Charles Vaurie was a French-American ornithologist and Curator at the American Museum of Natural History. He described for the first time three scarce birds, the cryptic flycatcher, Vilcambamba thisletail, and Vaurie's nightjar. The volume on 'Passeriformes' includes two sketch maps within the text. In the original publisher's cloth bindings and unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart. There is some wear to the dust wrappers. There is slight loss to the front of the dust wrapper to Passeriformes, and fading and spotting to the spine as well as general wear to the extremities. To Non Passeriformes, there is loss to the rear and tail of the spine as well as general fading and wear to the extremities. To the bindings, there is some minor bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 846W40
- Title
- The Birds of the Palearctic Fauna
- Author
- Charles Vaurie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- H. F. & G. Witherby Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959-1965
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Ornithology Palearctic First edition Dust wrapper Palearctic
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- G
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Fine
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