The Birds of the Republic of Panama: Part 2 Columbidae [Pigeons] to Picidae [Woodpeckers]
by Alexander Wetmore
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About This Item
City of Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. Green cloth binding, titles on spine in gilt, color frontispiece, illustrated with drawings, 605 pages plus corrigenda to Part 1. Small spot on top of text block otherwise fine, dust jacket price clipped and lightly rubbed, dj now in a new mylar sleeve. Part of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 150, Part 2.
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- Title
- The Birds of the Republic of Panama: Part 2 Columbidae [Pigeons] to Picidae [Woodpeckers]
- Author
- Alexander Wetmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication
- City of Washington
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- ORNITHOLOGY BIRDS NATURAL HISTORY
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