OUR BIRD FRIENDS - A BOOK FOR ALL BOYS AND GIRLS
by Kearton, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Paris, New York, Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901. 215 pages followed by 8 pages of wonderful old advertising of related products for naturalists. Frontispiece illustrated with black and white plate and tissue facing. Beautifully illustrated with 100 illustrations from photographs by C. Kearton. Pages have few light smudges, otherwise v/g condition. Book coming loose from binding in 2 places. Previous owner's name/address on half title page. Endpapers with green and beige decorative design. Endpapers clean. Green cloth with gilt illustration and title on upper cover. Gilt titl on spine. Spine yellowed and worn at head and tail. Boards have few spots and light wear at edges and corners. VG. Hard Cover. Illus. by Kearton, C..
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Details
- Bookseller
- J. Wyatt Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028166
- Title
- OUR BIRD FRIENDS - A BOOK FOR ALL BOYS AND GIRLS
- Author
- Kearton, Richard
- Illustrator
- Kearton, C.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London, Paris, New York, Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- natural History, Bird Watchers,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
Terms of Sale
J. Wyatt Books
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About the Seller
J. Wyatt Books
Biblio member since 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
About J. Wyatt Books
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- Gilt
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- Tail
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