Birds of the Ocean: Containing descriptions of all the seabirds of the world, with notes on their habits and guides to their identification
by Alexander, W. B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Putnam, 1955. Second Edition. . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Second Edition, New and Revised Edition. Hard cover 12mo in blue cloth we/gold spine titles. Near Fine w/foxed page edges, owner name front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked; No DJ.vi, 282pp inc. Appendix, Index; illustrated in 140 photos.
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- Bookseller
- Basement Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038900
- Title
- Birds of the Ocean: Containing descriptions of all the seabirds of the world, with notes on their habits and guides to their identification
- Author
- Alexander, W. B
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- OCEAN SEABIRDS ORNITHOLOGY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-fiction;
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About the Seller
Basement Books
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Basement Books
BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.
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