Birds of the Tropics
by [Australia]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Otherwise very good condition
- Seller
-
Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
Richmond, Virginia: Allen & Ginter, 1889. First printing. Ephemera. Otherwise very good condition. Chromolithographic illustrations of Australian birds in tobacco advertising picture book from Richmond Virginia cigarette manufacturer. Lovely illustrations of birds including the apteryx, cassowary, kingfisher, bird of paradise and lyre bird. Oblong 8vo not paginated, 10 leaves with 50 striking bird images, Tobacco advertisment in inside rear cover. Pictorial stiff paper wrappers, with ornate tilte in blue at front cover surrounded by birds of Paradice and humming birds; AG logo on back cover with more humming birds. String bound. Few chips at edges of covers, o/w very good.
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Details
- Seller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 16673
- Title
- Birds of the Tropics
- Author
- [Australia]
- Format/Binding
- Ephemera
- Book Condition
- Used - Otherwise very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- Allen & Ginter
- Place of Publication
- Richmond, Virginia
- Date Published
- 1889
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUSTRALIA; BIRDS;
Terms of Sale
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Biblio member since 2009
Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Booksellers for over 40 years, members of prominent trade associations (ABAA, ILAB, ANZAAB, IMCOS, ANZMS, PBFA). We are located at Garrison NY, a stone's throw from the Metro North Hudson line train, just over 1 hr. from NYC on the banks of the Hudson River. Books, maps, prints & ephemera bought & sold.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise