Diving Birds of North America (Signed First Edition)
by Johnsgard, Paul A
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press, 1987. SIGNED FIRST EDITION, rare. Full blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, signed/inscribed on the title page: "Inscribed for Herman Kitchen - With my very best wishes. Paul A. Johnsgard. July 1, '88" Herman "Kitch" Kitchen was a wildlife photographer for TIME/LIFE books, a friend of Roger Tory Peterson and an avid onithological book collector. Jacket is not price clipped but has light wear to the extremities. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a VERY GOOD brodart protected dust jacket. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Full Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018143
- Title
- Diving Birds of North America (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- Johnsgard, Paul A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Place of Publication
- Lincoln & London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Xyz
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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