The Birds of Nippon
by TAKA-TSUKASA, Dr. Nobusuke
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
[Chuoku, Tokyo]: Maruzen Company, 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. 701 p. 30 cm. 3 colour plates and 28 b&w illustrations. Map of old place names in Japan before 1871; map of "present" place names in Japan. Navy blue and red cloth hardcover. In plastic dustjacket with tear at spine end. Bookplate on front free endpaper.
Considered the most important work on Japanese pheasants and quails. Contains: bio of Dr. N. Taka-Tsukasa; history of Japanese ornithology; physiography; commentary on the orders galli, turnices, limicolae, alectorides, psittaci. Indexed.
Considered the most important work on Japanese pheasants and quails. Contains: bio of Dr. N. Taka-Tsukasa; history of Japanese ornithology; physiography; commentary on the orders galli, turnices, limicolae, alectorides, psittaci. Indexed.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1164
- Title
- The Birds of Nippon
- Author
- TAKA-TSUKASA, Dr. Nobusuke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Maruzen Company
- Place of Publication
- [Chuoku, Tokyo]
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- birds, ornithology, Japan, Nippon, pheasants, quails, Dr. Nobusuke Taka-Tsukasa, Japanese wildlife, bird species, Japanese ornithology, Japanese physiography, Japanese avifauna, avian diversity
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- Birds;
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