Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania
by Warren B .H.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Roy. 8vo. Pp. xiv + 434. Second Edition, revised and augmented. Half calf, marbled boards gilt title on red leather, gilt bands on spine. Prelims. slightly discoloured and and page edges sunned, otherwise a very nice tight copy with one black & white plate and 99 fine chromolithographic plates after Audubon.
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- Bookseller
- Isabelline Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 803
- Title
- Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania
- Author
- Warren B .H.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harrisburg, 1890.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
Isabelline Books
Biblio member since 2011
Penryn, Cornwall
About Isabelline Books
I specialize in books on ornithology with some other Natural History. Two catalogues on ornithology are published annually.
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