Bird books and bird art : an outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology / written and compiled by Jean Anker.
by Anker, Jean (1892-1957)
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The Hague : W. Junk, 1973. Reprinted Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: letter from university library in Denmark. Physical description: xviii, 251 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 31 cm. Notes: ""Based principally on the collection of books containing plates with figures of birds and their eggs now in the University library at Copenhagen and including a catalogue of these works."" Reprint of the ed. published by Levin & Munksgaard, Copenhagen. Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-228) and index. Subjects: Birds; Pictorial works; Bibliography. Birds; Bibliography; Catalogs. Ornithological illustration -- Bibliography. Genre: Bibliography. Catalogue. Illustrated.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Bird books and bird art : an outline of the literary history and iconography of descriptive ornithology / written and compiled by Jean Anker.
- Author
- Anker, Jean (1892-1957)
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Reprinted Edition
- Publisher
- The Hague : W. Junk
- Date Published
- 1973
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