The Birds of Port Moresby and District
by Mackay, Roy D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Nelson, Melbourne, No date. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. acknowledgements, index to common names, index to scientific names and bibliography. Colour photographic frontispiece showing the Eclectus Parrot. Between pages 26 and 27. There are 16 pages of black and white photography. Cream-coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with orange and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The title says it all. Rubbing to the backstrip corners and book corners with a small chip to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel. Age toning of the textblock edges and pages with previous bookseller's black rubber stamp to the lower right-hand corner of the free front end paper. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels with a small tear to the top left-hand corner of the front panel. Fading to the backstrip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 74 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Animals & Birds; Ornithology; Papua New Guinea; Inventory No: 0117913. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0117913
- Title
- The Birds of Port Moresby and District
- Author
- Mackay, Roy D
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Nelson
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- No date
- Keywords
- BZDB2 birds, Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby and district  species, ornithology Animals & Birds; Ornithology; Papua New Guinea; Photographic Unbranded Mackay, Roy D. The Birds of Port Moresby and District
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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