A Field Guide to the Birds: Giving Field Marks of All Species Found in Eastern North America

Bookseller

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

140944698

Title

A Field Guide to the Birds: Giving Field Marks of All Species Found in Eastern North America

Author

Peterson, Roger Tory

Book Condition

Used

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First edition, first issue

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Company

Place of Publication

Boston

Date Published

1934

Keywords

birding, birds, North America, field guides, first state

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