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A Fowl Alphabet
by Robinson, Alan James
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0877015244
- ISBN 13
- 9780877015246
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Large format hardcover book in clean unclipped dust jacket. Immaculate beige cloth boards with stamped burgundy lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Collector's attractive custom bookplate on front free endpaper; no other marks. Printed on high quality glossy paper - all pages very clean. Beautifully illustrated in full color by Alan James Robinson, with lettering by Suzanne Moore. Unpaginated. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, unclipped, no wear, no tears; jacket enclosed in quality clear removable mylar cover. Noted illustrator Alan James Robinson has created a charming, whimsical alphabet of birds, from the auk to the zigzag heron. Contains twenty-six exquisite watercolor portraits of birds both rare and familiar. Favorites like the flamingo, the loon, and the owl are strikingly portrayed along with lesser-known species like the goat-sucker, the whale-head, and the spectacular but rarely glimpsed quetzal. A stunningly crafted volume sure to appeal to art and bird lovers alike..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31031
- Title
- A Fowl Alphabet
- Author
- Robinson, Alan James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0877015244
- ISBN 13
- 9780877015246
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BIRDS, ALPHABET BOOK, ALAN JAMES ROBINSON, RARE FIRST EDITION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Birds;
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Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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