The Book of Indian Birds
by Ali, Salim
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Good
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Bombay, India: The Bombay Natural History Society, 1972. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Stated Ninth Edition (Revised). Illustrated With 66 Plates In Colour (Depicting 264 Species) 3 In Line And 22 Half-Tone. Includes Index Of Species. The Book Is Bound In Green Cloth With Gilt Stamped Lettering And Rules On The Spine And A Gilt Stamped Bird With A Circular Perch On The Front. Map Endpapers. Gift Inscription On The Front Pastedown And A Small London Bookshop Sticker Near The Lower Corner. Front Hinge Cracked. The Text Appears To Be Clean And Without Marks. The Jacket Has A Few Tears At The Upper Edge.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034625
- Title
- The Book of Indian Birds
- Author
- Ali, Salim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Publisher
- The Bombay Natural History Society
- Place of Publication
- Bombay, India
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 162
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Birds - India; Aves - India; Birds - Birdwatching Birds & Birdwatching
Terms of Sale
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...