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An Australian Bird Book: A Complete Guide to the Birds of Australia
by Leach, J. A. (Morrison, P. Crosbie – Revisor)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, Melbourne . Sydney . Perth . Geelong, No date. Reprint. Hardcover (Illustrated Boards). Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Anne Lissenden. introduction by Charles E. Bryant, acknowledgement, explanatory notes, index of vernacular names and index of scientific names. The text is illustrated with both colour and black-and-white drawings by Anne Lissenden. Illustrated boards with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book was first published in 1911 and this ninth edition, under the revision and rewriting of P. Crosbie Morrison. A Field guide to Australian birds, giving habitats, ranges and identification hints. A little rubbing of the book edges with some sunning to the top book edge. A very noticeable cock of the spine. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. Offset tanning and slight foxing to the end pages with original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping to the top right hand corner of the front panel and major chipping, tears and creasing to the lower dustwrapper edge. Rubbing of the panels with faint sunning of the back strip. Some abrasions to the rear panel – please see photograph. Ninth Edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [5], VI - XVI, [1], 2-224 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Anne Lissenden. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Animals & Birds; Ornithology; Australia; Inventory No: 0124984. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124984
- Title
- An Australian Bird Book: A Complete Guide to the Birds of Australia
- Author
- Leach, J. A. (Morrison, P. Crosbie – Revisor)
- Illustrator
- Anne Lissenden
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Illustrated Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne . Sydney . Perth . Geelong
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Natural History -- Australia, birds, guide, identification Animals & Birds; Ornithology; Australia; Anne Lissenden Unbranded Leach, J. A. (Morrison, P. Crosbie – Revisor) An Australian Bird Book: A Complete Guide to the Birds of Au
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- Ornithology;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- A.N.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Paste-down
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- Spine
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Offset
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- Text Block
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