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A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, Precise field definition of every species occurring in Europe; 1200 illustrations, 670 in colour, 384 Distribution Maps, 384 Text pages,
by Peterson, Roger and Guy Mountfort and P. A. D. Hollom
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Godalming, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Collins, 1971. Hardcover. 8vo size, 19 x 12 cms, original publisher's cloth boards with title gilt on spine, slight shelf rubbing base of spine, colour illustrated dustwrapper (not price clipped, rubbed on extremities), contents very clean, binding firm, overall very good
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- Bookseller
- Crouch Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8828
- Title
- A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, Precise field definition of every species occurring in Europe; 1200 illustrations, 670 in colour, 384 Distribution Maps, 384 Text pages,
- Author
- Peterson, Roger and Guy Mountfort and P. A. D. Hollom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Birds and Bird Watching
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds and Bird Watching;
Terms of Sale
Crouch Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Crouch Rare Books
Biblio member since 2017
Godalming, Surrey
About Crouch Rare Books
Out-of-print and antiquarian books and maps
Established 1970
Established 1970
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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...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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