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Foreign Birds For Beginners
by Risdon, D. H. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+/VG/ND
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK, "UNCOMMON," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edn: 8th. revised & re-written.* Date of Publication: 1953* Publisher: Cage Birds.* Binding and cover condition: Light blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Some marks to boards. No bumps or rubs, absolutely minimal shelf wear to corners & to head and tail of spine. VG* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Some offsetting and marks to end papers. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with light reading wear, no marks to text, some age & marks to all edges. VG+.* Illustrations: Fourteen full pages of colour illustrations, black & white line drawings and diagrams within text throughout.* Pages: 135 pp. text. vi pp., index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Housing, Feeding, Breeding, General Management, Diseases, Parasites and Accidents. Small finches, Mannikins, Waxbills, Doves, Quails, Weavers, Whydahs and Large Finches, Cardinals and birds of similar size. Parrakeets and Lovebirds, Some Hardy Softbills. This book on the popular hobby of Foreign bird-keeping is written to cover the above chapters and to give guidance to the first time keeper and to the more experienced breeder.* A NEAR VG++ text copy of the 8th revised edn. with some board faults but no dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1234
- Title
- Foreign Birds For Beginners
- Author
- Risdon, D. H. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Publisher
- Cage Birds
- Place of Publication
- London UK 141
- Date Published
- 1953-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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