The Birds of South Africa
by Layard, Edgar Leopold:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
8vo. Pp. xvi + 382 + xxi. Original green cloth. The first edition. Some minor shelf-wear to the spine ends and corners of boards. With one black & white plate. A very good copy of this classic work.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Isabelline Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2118
- Title
- The Birds of South Africa
- Author
- Layard, Edgar Leopold:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Juta, Cape Town & Longman Green, London. 1867.
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About the Seller
Isabelline Books
Biblio member since 2011
Penryn, Cornwall
About Isabelline Books
I specialize in books on ornithology with some other Natural History. Two catalogues on ornithology are published annually.
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