British Birds' Eggs: A Handbook of British Oology.
by Butler, Arthur Gardiner
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Janson, 1886. 1st . Hardcover. Good. First printing. Viii, 219 pp., color frontis with tissue guard + 37 chromolithographic plates, index, 8vo, original brown, blind-stamped buckram, gilt spine titles. Complete, intact original book with no serious flaws. Early inscriptions and attractive bookplates present. Hinges holding well. Rear illustration section may have been re-stitched. Light wear to covers at extremities but tips not worn through. A solid, Good copy. This work builds on the earlier work of Hewitson and claims to correct some of his errors of classification. Scarce.
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- Bookseller
- Inno Dubelaar Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 779781
- Title
- British Birds' Eggs: A Handbook of British Oology.
- Author
- Butler, Arthur Gardiner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- London: Janson
- Date Published
- 1886
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds;
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- Buckram
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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