Pageantry of Tropical American Birds + Oiseaux Brillans et Remarquables du Bresil
by Descourlitz, J.T
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A bright and clean set in near fine condition.
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960. First edition.. A bright and clean set in near fine condition.. Pp. 23, with 32 fine color plates and 28 plain plates. One-half green cloth over tan cloth, spine is lettered in gilt and with gilt hummingbirds on front cover, color pictorial dust jacket, lg folio (17.5 x 11.5 inches) + Pp. 40 (text). Gray printed wrappers, lg folio, both volumes housed together in gray paper-covered hard slipcase. This is a facsimile reprint of the extremely rare "Oiseaux Brillans du Bresil" originally published in 1835. There is an English commentary by J. Moojen in the first volume and the second volume in wrappers is a facsimile reprint of the original text by Descourlitz. No ownership marks.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9745
- Title
- Pageantry of Tropical American Birds + Oiseaux Brillans et Remarquables du Bresil
- Author
- Descourlitz, J.T
- Book Condition
- Used - A bright and clean set in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1960. First edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology;
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Natural History Books
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Iowa City, Iowa
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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