The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America Including the Partridges, Grouse, Ptarmigan, and Wild turkeys: With Accounts of Their Dispersion, habits, nesting, etc., And Full Descriptions of the Plumage of Both Adult and Young, Together with Their Popular
by Elliot, Daniel Giraud
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Suckling & Co, 1897. First Edition. Khaki Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. N/a. 220pp. 1897. First Edition. 8vo. A fair ex-library copy with all the usual stamps and markings. Their are circular ink stamp cancellations (city of Westminster Public Libraries - St. Martin-in-the-Fields.) to both sides of each plate. Gilt library markings to the spine too and a charming engraved bookplate of the City of Westminster public libraries to the front paste-down. Numerous illustrative plates in b/w and a colour illustrative chart at the rear of the book. A fair only ex-library first edition copy (scarce as such) in original publisher's cloth.
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- Seller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 238299
- Title
- The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America Including the Partridges, Grouse, Ptarmigan, and Wild turkeys: With Accounts of Their Dispersion, habits, nesting, etc., And Full Descriptions of the Plumage of Both Adult and Young, Together with Their Popular
- Author
- Elliot, Daniel Giraud
- Illustrator
- N/a
- Format/Binding
- Khaki Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Suckling & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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