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The Field Guide Of Birds Of The West Indies by Bond, James - 1947

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The Field Guide Of Birds Of The West Indies

by Bond, James

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  • Hardcover
New York: The MacMillan Co.. Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. A lovely edition in nearly fine condition with sunning to the board edges, slight foxing and tanning of pages. There is a previous owner's stamp on the front flyleaf. The good plus dust-jacket is price clipped and the front of the dust-jacket is separated ; This scarce title features descrptions of over 400 species found in the Caribbean. The author was an American ornithologist for Philadelphia who became an expert in the field of Caribbean birds; he also served as the inspiration for Ian Fleming's infamous character; Colored Plate and Line Drawings; 8vo; 257 pages .
  • Bookseller Books Tell You Why, Inc. US (US)
  • Illustrator Illustrated by Earle Poole
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The MacMillan Co.
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1947
  • Keywords Nonfiction, Birds, West Indies, Fawna, Caribbean, Travel

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Field Guide of Birds of the West Indies
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Field Guide of Birds of the West Indies

by James Bond

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
1st edition thus
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: The Superintendent Government Press, 1947. 1st edition thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Earl Poole. This is the first printing of the 1947 edition of the book that inspired Ian Fleming to name his spy hero in the iconic series of James Bond books. Very good in brown cloth with a previous owner's name and date (1951) on endpaper. Front wrapper flap has been machine cut with price $3.75. Wrapper in good condition with a sunned spine area and missing a "V" shaped section to its top. The wrapper is dusty with minor wear to its extremities. This is the first printing of the 1947 edition of the book that inspired Ian Fleming to name his spy hero in the iconic series of James Bond books.
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