Birds of the West: An Account of the Lives and Labors of Our Feathered Friends
by Holmes, Charles E
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Fremont, NE: Hammond & Stevens Co., 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 143pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt titling & illustration to front, gilt titling to spine, wear to spine ends & corners of boards, previous owner's name to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is sound, Good condition. Attractive vintage guide to the birds of the western United States by a nature lover, illustrated with beautiful color plates.
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- Bookseller
- Book Happy Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012512
- Title
- Birds of the West: An Account of the Lives and Labors of Our Feathered Friends
- Author
- Holmes, Charles E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hammond & Stevens Co.
- Place of Publication
- Fremont, NE
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- nature outdoors birding birds ornithology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nature;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....