The Birds of Tropical West Africa With Special Reference to those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria Vol. III
by Bannerman, David Armitage
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
London: The Crown Agents for the Colonies, 1933. Dark blue, almost black cloth covers with gilt spine titles, show rubbing, bumping and staining. Rear hinge started. Interior is tight but shows light staining from moisture on endpapers and upper edges. All plates and maps are presentr. 487 pp.. First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005120
- Title
- The Birds of Tropical West Africa With Special Reference to those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria Vol. III
- Author
- Bannerman, David Armitage
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- The Crown Agents for the Colonies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Ornithology Biology - Zoology Birds Troplical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology; Biology - Zoology;
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Hinge
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- Jacket
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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