Birds of South America. Volume I: The Oscine Passerines
by Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0198572174
- ISBN 13
- 9780198572176
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Austin: University of Texas Press, 1989 Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. xvi, 516 pp, foreword, preface, acknowledgments, plan of the book, Habitats; biogeography; Migration; Condervation; The 31 Color Plates with descriptions on facing page; The Oscines: Order Passeriformes; Appendix: Casual Migrants from North America; bibliography, index to English names; index to scientific names. First Edition, 1989. The complete title: The Birds of South America: The Oscine Passerines: jays and swallow, wrens, thrushes, and allies, vireos, and wood-warblers, tanagers, icterids, and finches with the collaboration of william L. Brown. In Association with the World Wildlife Fund. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with blind-stamped gilt map of South America on front board and gilt lettering to spine, and maps on endpapers..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003100
- Title
- Birds of South America. Volume I: The Oscine Passerines
- Author
- Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0198572174
- ISBN 13
- 9780198572176
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- PLANTS & ANIMALS ORNITHOLOGY SOUTH AMERICA OSCINE PASSERINES JAYS AND SWALLOWS WRENS ET. AL.
- Bookseller catalogs
- PLANTS & ANIMALS;
- Size
- 4to
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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