THE BIRDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
by Unitt, Philip
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Diego, California: San Diego Society of Natural History, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12 full color plates, with 126 maps 12 photographs. "The most comprehensive book yet published on the birdlife of this critical geographical area." From the James S. Copley Library, with the San Diego newspaper publisher and philanthropist's bookplate to the front pastedown. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a lightly edgeworn dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58517
- Title
- THE BIRDS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
- Author
- Unitt, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- San Diego Society of Natural History
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, California
- Date Published
- 1984
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
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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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...