THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS: THEIR PEOPLE AND NATURAL HISTORY (With Keys for the Identification of the Birds and Plants)
by Collins, Henry B., Jr.; Clark, Austin H.; Walker, Egbert H
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Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution, February 5, 1945.. February 5, 1945.. Good. - Octavo, soft cover bound in printed gray wraps. The spine & extremities are darkened & the head of the spine is chipped. The corners are very lightly creased with the bottom corner of the rear wrap bumped & torn. iv & 131 pages. Illustrated in black & white with 2 plates, photographic illustrations & a folding map. A few top & bottom page corners are creased & the page edges are somewhat darkened. Good. <p>Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies, Number Twenty-One.<p>From the library of geographer Vincent F. Kotschar with his bookplate on the inside front wrap.<p>Includes a bibliography and appendices providing lists of plants & birds & keys to their identification.
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
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- Title
- THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS: THEIR PEOPLE AND NATURAL HISTORY (With Keys for the Identification of the Birds and Plants)
- Author
- Collins, Henry B., Jr.; Clark, Austin H.; Walker, Egbert H
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Washington, DC: The Smithsonian Institution, February 5, 1945.
- Date Published
- February 5, 1945.
- Keywords
- GEOGRAPHY; NATURAL HISTORY; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; PLANTS; HENRY B. COLLINS; AUSTIN H. CLARK; EGBERT H. WALKER; SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION; WAR BACKGROUND STUDIES.
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