A Dictionary of Birds
by Alfred Newton & Hans Gadow
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair Condition
- Seller
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A & C Black, London, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". xii + 1088pp. Binding firm, spine worn with chips to ends. Upper half of rear joint split. Foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Edges browned and marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings. Covers slightly marked. Corners bumped. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Animals & Birds; Natural History & Resources. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 52302. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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Details
- Seller
- Dreadnought Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 52302
- Title
- A Dictionary of Birds
- Author
- Alfred Newton & Hans Gadow
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A & C Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- BZDB243 ornithology, reference Animals & Birds; Natural History & Resources. Unbranded Alfred Newton & Hans Gadow A Dictionary of Birds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History & Resources; Animals & Birds;
Terms of Sale
Dreadnought Books
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About the Seller
Dreadnought Books
Biblio member since 2013
Bristol
About Dreadnought Books
Founded in 2010, Dreadnought Books is a second-hand and out of print book dealer specialising in history, with a particular focus on military, social and labour history.
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