Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America. Illustrations by T.M. Shortt and Frank C. Bellrose, Jr.
by Bellrose, Frank C.:
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- Hardcover
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1976 Second edition, fully revised and expanded, of the 1942 work by F.H. Kortright. HB. Blue leatherette cloth lettered in gilt to spine and with gilt ducks vignette to front, and colour pictorial dustjacket. 544pp, large quarto. With 36 colour plates painted by T.M. Shortt, as well as many b&w illustrations in the text including line drawings of birds, and distribution maps and occurence charts for species. Fine book in Very Good clean jacket, which has very light wear to edges.
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- Bookseller
- David Ford Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32749
- Title
- Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America. Illustrations by T.M. Shortt and Frank C. Bellrose, Jr.
- Author
- Bellrose, Frank C.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
About David Ford Books
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David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
David Ford Books is a member of the P.B.F.A. and sells a wide range of quality out of print and antiquarian books through their book sales and at bookfair throughout the UK. The condition of our books is of the utmost importance to us, with few falling below the VG and many in Fine condition. All dust wrappers are protected. Should you wish to discuss a book, or your requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us by email or (as I prefer to talk to customers personally) by telephone.
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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