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The Book of Birds: Birds of Town and Country, The Warblers, and American Game Birds
by Dr. Gilbert Grosvnor (Forward)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Davis, California, United States
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About This Item
No Dust Jacket
Book: Blemishes - Edges of paste-down pages are lightly stained/toned (photo). Rubbing on margin edges and board tips (photo). Light uniform toning of pages befitting a book that is almost a century old. The gilt raptor image on the front board has a rub in the center (photo).
Heavy-grained leather boards and spine. No marks or entries. All of the 331 color portraits and 129 B&W illustrations remain in excellent condition. No separation or signs of repair on the board and spine junction, this book was made to last, and it did! The pages are glossy and high-quality.
The National Geographic Society is famed for its quality publications throughout its long history. This book is a testament to that effort and the contents are still relevant to the birds described last century and this century. This would be a wonderful gift for any birder who collects rare historical bird books.
Book: Blemishes - Edges of paste-down pages are lightly stained/toned (photo). Rubbing on margin edges and board tips (photo). Light uniform toning of pages befitting a book that is almost a century old. The gilt raptor image on the front board has a rub in the center (photo).
Heavy-grained leather boards and spine. No marks or entries. All of the 331 color portraits and 129 B&W illustrations remain in excellent condition. No separation or signs of repair on the board and spine junction, this book was made to last, and it did! The pages are glossy and high-quality.
The National Geographic Society is famed for its quality publications throughout its long history. This book is a testament to that effort and the contents are still relevant to the birds described last century and this century. This would be a wonderful gift for any birder who collects rare historical bird books.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Logos Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 432
- Title
- The Book of Birds
- Author
- Dr. Gilbert Grosvnor (Forward)
- Illustrator
- Louis Agassiz Fuertes
- Format/Binding
- Fully leather-bound, boards and spine (photo)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- "Revised New Edition"
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1927
- Pages
- 252
- Size
- 7" x 10"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bird Watching, American Birds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare & Collectable;
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About the Seller
Logos Books
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Davis, California
About Logos Books
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We are a retail outlet for the Friends of the Davis Public Library, licensed by the State of California as a non-profit entity. We are also a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and comply with its standards of ethics and requirements. Logos book inventory comes mostly from donations by our literate and university associated community and often include large donations from public and private libraries. Rare and Valuable books are listed on the Internet under Logos Books. The book store also has a select listing of Vintage books and rare Children's books.
Prospective buyers wanting to personally inspect one of our listed valuable books are encouraged to do so. We store our prized books off-site in a safe and climate-controlled environment. Call Logos Books during store hours and leave contact information or email the General Manager, phil@davislibraryfriends.org to make an appointment.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Paste-down
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