THE BIOLOGY OF BIRDS
by Thomson, J. Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Macmillan Company, 1923. First US edition . Hardcover. Illustrates biological ideas in reference to birds, biological concepts such as adaptation, struggle, sex, heredity, variation, selection, and behaviour. 436 pages with black and white illustration, photographic plates, bibliography and index. Bound in original green cloth with lettering on the spine in gilt. Just a hint of a call number on the spine. No other markings, plates or pockets were ever present. A near find copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39989
- Title
- THE BIOLOGY OF BIRDS
- Author
- Thomson, J. Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- birds, ornithology
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
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- Gilt
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