Kingsley, John Sterling, Ed.
by The Riverside Natural History, Birds, Vol. IV (only)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Issued Without Jacket
- Seller
-
Hudson, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston/New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1885. First Edition, Later Printing. . Half-Leather. Very Good/Issued Without Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Thick quarto, 566 pp., numerous b/w illus., 2 color plates, 23 b/w full page plates, maps, bib., index. Part of the larger Riverside Natural History set, this is vol 4, Birds. Half-leather binding in v.g. cond. w/only sl. wear to the corners. Binding solid, marbled end papers, marbled edges, former owner's tiny name ink stamp on top right hand corner of the page following the f.f.e.p. A clean, nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ross & Haines (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011280
- Title
- Kingsley, John Sterling, Ed.
- Author
- The Riverside Natural History, Birds, Vol. IV (only)
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Later Printing.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston/New York
- Date Published
- 1885
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Birds, Ornithology, Nature
Terms of Sale
Ross & Haines
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About the Seller
Ross & Haines
Biblio member since 2004
Hudson, Wisconsin
About Ross & Haines
15,000 books in stock, All subjects covered with an emphisis on history. Shop was founded in Minneapolis in 1950 and has been located in Hudson, Wisconsin since 1993. Open by appointment only.
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- First Edition
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- SL.
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- Edges
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- Quarto
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- Jacket
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