BIRDS of the World: A Survey of the 27 Orders and 155 Families. Foreword by Peter Scott
by Austin, Oliver L
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Paul Hamlyn, 1968. Highly informative and Beautifully Illustrated in Colour by Arthur Singer. White cloth cover with Brown lettering to front & spine. Endpapers Illustrated with Bird's Eggs. 316 Pages, 13 1/2" Tall, 2.5 Kilos. No inscriptions. Jacket has some edge wear and very light stains at top and bottom edges. Clipped. Heavy book, weighs 2.5 Kilos so postage outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Singer, Arthur. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017663
- Title
- BIRDS of the World: A Survey of the 27 Orders and 155 Families. Foreword by Peter Scott
- Author
- Austin, Oliver L
- Illustrator
- Singer, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Publisher
- Paul Hamlyn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- NATURE/BIRDS & BIRDWATCHING/BIRDS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Nature;
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Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
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Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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