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THE BOOK OF BIRDS: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I & II: With 950 Color Portraits by Major Allan Brooks
by Grosvenor, Gilbert and Alexander Wetmore
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Major Allan Brooks. 2nd edition, 1939. Near Fine books in Near Fine dust jackets. Two volumes: royal 8vo; hardcover, full cloth, with gilt spine and upper board titles and decorations and endpaper maps; 740pp. [358pp. + 382pp.] (+4pp. of adverts). Previous owners inscription inside front cover, very minor chipping along top of dust jackets. A beautiful set! Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31005
- Title
- THE BOOK OF BIRDS: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I & II
- Author
- Grosvenor, Gilbert and Alexander Wetmore
- Illustrator
- Major Allan Brooks
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1939
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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