Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae
by Ripley, S. Dillon
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 087923198X
- ISBN 13
- 9780879231989
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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A$193.81
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About This Item
Boston, MA: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10" x 14" Cloth in DJ in Slipcase; 406pp; Very slight wear to base of spine of DJ, DJ scuffed on spine, else clean & bright, tan buckram boards with burgundy cloth spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, includes cardboard slipcase, Fine/VG condition in VG+ slipcase. Oversized monograph on the rails of the world. With 41 paintings by J. Fenwick Lansdowne and a chapter on Fossil Species by Storrs L. Olson. Illustrated with drawings, maps & color paintings.
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- Bookseller
- Book Happy Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016194
- Title
- Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae
- Author
- Ripley, S. Dillon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 087923198X
- ISBN 13
- 9780879231989
- Publisher
- David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- science nature avian birds ornithology biology zoology wildlife rails
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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