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The Animal Kingdom: The Strange and Wonderful Ways of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes and Insects. A New and Authentic Natural History of the Wildlife of the World. [In Three Volumes]
by DRIMMER, Federick, edited by. George G. Goodwin, Charles M. Bogert, Dean Amadon, E. Thomas Gilliard, Christopher W. Coates, James W. Atz, and John C. Pallister
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Garden City Books / Doubleday / Greystone Press / Hawthorn Books, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Three volume set. Thick octavos. Red cloth stamped in gilt. Spines sunned, a very good set lacking the dustwrappers and slipcase. Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Fishes, Invertebrates, Index.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 460869
- Title
- The Animal Kingdom: The Strange and Wonderful Ways of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes and Insects. A New and Authentic Natural History of the Wildlife of the World. [In Three Volumes]
- Author
- DRIMMER, Federick, edited by. George G. Goodwin, Charles M. Bogert, Dean Amadon, E. Thomas Gilliard, Christopher W. Coates, James W. Atz, and John C. Pallister
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Garden City Books / Doubleday / Greystone Press / Hawthorn Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Nature, Science, DecorativeCloth
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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