The Book of Birds: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I and II
by Gilbert Grosvenor and Alexander Wetmore (editors)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Pleasanton, California, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1937. 356 and 374 pp. Approximately 7 x 10 1/4". No dust jacket; Green cloth over boards with gilt design and lettering on cover and spine (which has faded somewhat), gift inscription on free endpaper on volume 2, illustrated map endpapers, profusely illustrated with color plates, drawings and photos, previous owner's address label on inside paste-down endpaper, otherwise, in very good + condition. Volume 1 containing diving birds, ocean birds, swimmers, wading birds, wild fowl, birds of prey, game birds, shore birds, marsh dwellers, birds of the northern seas. Volume 2 containing owls, woodpeckers, flycatchers, crows, jays, orioles, creepers, thrushes, swallows, tanagers, wrens, warblers, hummingbirds, finches, sparrows. Very heavy, may require additional shipping.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book Lair, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BL-001957
- Title
- The Book of Birds: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I and II
- Author
- Gilbert Grosvenor and Alexander Wetmore (editors)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1937
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
The Book Lair, ABAA
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About the Seller
The Book Lair, ABAA
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Pleasanton, California
About The Book Lair, ABAA
The Book Lair deals in rare and/or interesting items in many fields with a focus on Miniature Books and Modern Firsts. We are especially interested in unique cookbooks, children's books, Californiana, Edward Gorey, John Steinbeck, Stephen King, and Ian Fleming/James Bond Books.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
We also buy and sell ephemera, photography, manuscript material, diaries and letter archives, and business archives in any field. If it tells a strong story, we're interested.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...