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Bird Islands of Peru by Murphy, Robert Cushman

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Bird Islands of Peru

by Murphy, Robert Cushman

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GP Putnams, 1925. First edition, first printing. Good blue boards. Retired from one library and in search of another. Retired form the Santa Monica Public Library many years ago. Profusely illustrated with vintage photographs. We note one page with a tear but this does not affect the text. Historical and impressive

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Bird Islands of Peru : The Record of a Sojourn on the West Coast

by Murphy, Robert Cushman

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925-01-01. Hardcover. Good. .
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Bird Islands of Peru: the Record of a Sojourn on the West Coast

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+. 1925. 1st. Hardcover. Bumped corners. ; Book is in excellent condition - exception noted. The author was an American ornithologist and Lamont Curator of birds at the American Museum of Natural History. He went on numerous oceanic expeditions and was an expert on marine birds, and wrote several major books on them. He described a species of petrel which is now known as Murphy's petrel. [wikipedia] "The specific objects of the expedition upon which this book is based were to investigate the oceanic conditions which are responsible for the abundance of life in Peruvian waters." [author's Preface]; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 362 pages .
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New York & London: G P Putnam's Sons, 1925. First edition (hardback). 8vo (24cm by 16cm), xxi, 362pp. Frontispiece and plates from photographs taken by the author. Original green cloth. The binding is a little rubbed and dulled, there is some tanning of the contents, and s hort ownership inscription; overall, this book is in good condition.
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BIRD ISLANDS OF PERU: THE RECORD OF A SOJOURN ON THE WEST COAST

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LONDON, G.P. PUTNAM`S SONS, 1925. FIRST EDITION. A VERY GOOD COPY IN GREEN BOARDS- NO DUSTWRAP. SLIGHT MARKS ON THE FRONT BOARD AND SMALL REMAINS OF BROWN PAPER.EX-LIBRARY WITH STAMP ON THE INSIDE FRONT BOARD. ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR. SCARCE.
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Bird Islands of Peru: The Record of a Sojourn on the West Coast

Bird Islands of Peru: The Record of a Sojourn on the West Coast

by MURPHY, Robert Cushman

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A very good hardcover in mylar dust wrapper. Authorial inscription to previous owner on ffep. Murphy's journal of an expedition to the Peruvian waters and islands from September 1919 to February 1920. Historical information about the area. Many black and white photographs.
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