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An Exhilaration of Wings: The Literature of Birdwatching
by Hill, Jen (editor) (signed)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670887242
- ISBN 13
- 9780670887248
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About This Item
NY: Viking, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed in the year of publication on the title page in blue ink: "For Emoretta, Here's to Monday nights ... Love, Jen, 10/17/99." An anthology arranged thematically via topics like "Migration," "Nests," "Night," and "Birds of Western America," each section with short excerpts, often just a paragraph, from a plethora of avian authors. A great sampling through the years, good bedside reading, and a nice way to discover new authors and, perhaps, birds. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
Synopsis
Jen Hill is a graduate of Stanford University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Literature at Cornell. She lives in Ithaca, New York.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1135
- Title
- An Exhilaration of Wings: The Literature of Birdwatching
- Author
- Hill, Jen (editor) (signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670887242
- ISBN 13
- 9780670887248
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1999
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