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The Birds of Paradise
by Michael Everett
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0399122516
- ISBN 13
- 9780399122514
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1978 G.P. Putnam & Sons, New York. 1978. Hardcover. Presumed First. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; bumping to head and tail; light wear to head, tail and tips from shelving. DJ: Very Good; NOT Price Clipped ($22.50); light wear to upper tips; bumping to head and tail; light surface rubbing to panels. Brown boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine. 146 pp Folio. The colorful and exotic birds of paradise and their close relations, the bowerbirds, live in the remote tropical jungles of New Guinea and north Australia. Because of their brilliant coloring, they have been sketched often by ornithological artists. This collection of 58 color plates, 85 illustrations, and maps in two colors plus details on the 42 species of birds of paradise and 18 of the bowerbirds will bring together the most current information on these birds. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008668
- Title
- The Birds of Paradise
- Author
- Michael Everett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0399122516
- ISBN 13
- 9780399122514
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Keywords
- Birds of Paradise, Bowerbirds, New Guinea, North Australia, R. Bowdler Sharpe, ornithology, ornithological artists, drawing, artwork, color plates, paintings, species, habitats,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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