Quetzal Quest The Story of the Capture of the Quetzal, the Sacred Bird of the Aztecs and the Mayas
by Hagen, Victor Wolfgang Von & Quail Hawkins
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Bishop, California, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Brace and Company. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. Gift inscription by co-author, Quail Hawkins, dated July 1945 on the front end page. Green pictorial boards show some bumps, soiled edges and minor sunfading. Spine is slightly cocked, and pages starting to tan. DJ is now protected in mylar, but shows significant wear, pieces missing from spine and edges, creasing and general wear. Slightly faded, but colors are not too bad. Striking illustrations throughout, the bold line drawings by Bolivian artist Sotomayor add much to the naturalist adventure story. (Probably not politically correct to capture and bring back to US rare Central American birds in this era, but an exciting story) Jungle illustrations on endpapers are also striking. ; 9.50 X 7.30 x 1 inch; Signed by One Author .
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- Bookseller
- Range & River Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33224
- Title
- Quetzal Quest The Story of the Capture of the Quetzal, the Sacred Bird of the Aztecs and the Mayas
- Author
- Hagen, Victor Wolfgang Von & Quail Hawkins
- Illustrator
- Sotomayor, Antonio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace and Company
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Childrens Collectable, Notable Illustrations, NATURE, Honduras, CENTRAL America
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- Fair
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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