The Hawks and Owls of the United States in their relation to Agriculture. US Department of Agriculture Division of Ornithology ad Mammalogy Bulletin No 8
by A K Fisher
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
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Birsay, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Washington: U S Department of Agriculture, 1893 A good copy of the 1st edition in the original cloth binding with 26 coloured plates. The binding is sound and bright with gilt titles to spine and textured cloth boards. There is some pulling to spine ends and light wear to corners. The back board has 4 tiny spot marks and a slightly paler area at the top close to the spine. The contents are complete with 26 coloured plates as per the plate listing (which places plate 26 before plates 24 and 25). The text paper and endpapers are lightly toned and there is some spotting to the foredge which is occasionally visible internally at the page edge - including plate pages. The plates are tissue-guarded - the guard to plate 9 has small loss from a side edge. There is small stain at the bottom gutter edge which is visible at the rear endpapers and on plates 1, 24 and 25. This does not affect the images. A sliver of text surface from p 96 has attached itself to the back of plate 14 - this affects some words but it is possible to work out what they are from what remains. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033264
- Title
- The Hawks and Owls of the United States in their relation to Agriculture. US Department of Agriculture Division of Ornithology ad Mammalogy Bulletin No 8
- Author
- A K Fisher
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- U S Department of Agriculture
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Birds; American birds of prey; hawks; owls
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; birds;
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