Parent Birds and Their Young: (Hardcover with Dust Jacket): The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Number Two.
by Skutch, Alexander F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1979. SECOND PRINTING. Full grey cloth with illustration in black of a chick. Black lettering on spine. Jacket is generally rubbed and there is a small closed tear to the top of the spine. Overall a EXCELLENT book in a GOOD PLUS dustajacket. Doctor Alexander Frank Skutch (1904 2004) was a naturalist writer. He published countless scientific papers and books about birds, which were his passion. He also wrote a several books on philosophy. Alexander Skutch was born on May 20, 1904 in Baltimore, Maryland. He received a Doctorate in Botany from Johns Hopkins University. He then traveled to Panama and Honduras, where he studied bananas. During this time he acquired a deep interest in birds and began studying their habits. Skutch collected plants to make money, but observing birds remained his lifes main focus. In 1941, he purchased a farm in Costa Rica, where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1950, Skutch married Pamela Lancaster, who was also a naturalist. Alexander Skutch died on May 12, 2004, one week before his 100th birthday.. Second Printing. Full Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014531
- Title
- Parent Birds and Their Young: (Hardcover with Dust Jacket): The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Number Two.
- Author
- Skutch, Alexander F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin and London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- xyz
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