The Shorebirds of North America
by Stout, Gardner D., Peter Matthiessen, Robert Verity Clem
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1967. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Near fine, cloth, first edition with very good DJ. Gilt lettering on spine is pristine. Spine is straight and tight. Some discoloration along edges of front cover. No markings or creases on pages. Pages are perfect. All illustrations are mint. Dust jacket has 1/4 " closed tear at top of spine, 1/4" closed tear at bottom of back cover and some scuffing on front. Possible warping/bowing of covers, so slight as to be imperceptible. Not even sure about it, but better to say than not. Highly collectible. I classify it as Near Fine rather than Fine only because of the slight discoloration around cover edges. Chock full of high quality full page (folio) art plates
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000054
- Title
- The Shorebirds of North America
- Author
- Stout, Gardner D., Peter Matthiessen, Robert Verity Clem
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 269
- Keywords
- birds, nature, shorebirds, ornithology
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Gilt
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- Folio
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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