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Washington: National Geographic Society, 1939. Reprint. Olive Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Wrapper. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brooks, Major Allan . Type: Z A well illustrated two volume set. From the library of the former ornithologist Geoffrey Bevan with his ink name and date inscription to the head of the front end papers. Illustrated with 850 color portaits and numerous b/w photographic images throughout. Bound in green cloth with gilt embossed lettering to the front board and spines. Maps to the end papers. There is some fading to the spines with a little dulling to the gilt on the spines and light fading to the head and of the rear board and to the edge adjacent to the spine strip of Volume II. Light/slight bumps to three board corners of both volumes with slight creasing to the adjacent page corners of Volume II. Previous booksellers stamp to the tail of the title pages. There is a strip of toning to the front inner hinge of Volume II. Both volumes are clean and tight.…
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The Book of Birds : The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Sppecies of the Untied States and Canada : Volumes I + II
by Grosvenor, Gilbert; Wetmore, Alexander ( editors)
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THE BOOK OF BIRDS: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I & II: With 950 Color Portraits by Major Allan Brooks
by Grosvenor, Gilbert and Alexander Wetmore
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Major Allan Brooks. 2nd edition, 1939. Near Fine books in Near Fine dust jackets. Two volumes: royal 8vo; hardcover, full cloth, with gilt spine and upper board titles and decorations and endpaper maps; 740pp. [358pp. + 382pp.] (+4pp. of adverts). Previous owners inscription inside front cover, very minor chipping along top of dust jackets. A beautiful set! Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve.
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The Book of Birds Volumes I and II: The first work presenting in full color all the major species of the United States and Canada
by Gilbert Grosvenor
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The Book of Birds: The First Work Presenting in Full Color All the Major Species of the United States and Canada, Volumes I and II
by Gilbert Grosvenor and Alexander Wetmore (editors)
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1937. 356 and 374 pp. Approximately 7 x 10 1/4". No dust jacket; Green cloth over boards with gilt design and lettering on cover and spine (which has faded somewhat), gift inscription on free endpaper on volume 2, illustrated map endpapers, profusely illustrated with color plates, drawings and photos, previous owner's address label on inside paste-down endpaper, otherwise, in very good + condition. Volume 1 containing diving birds, ocean birds, swimmers, wading birds, wild fowl, birds of prey, game birds, shore birds, marsh dwellers, birds of the northern seas. Volume 2 containing owls, woodpeckers, flycatchers, crows, jays, orioles, creepers, thrushes, swallows, tanagers, wrens, warblers, hummingbirds, finches, sparrows. Very heavy, may require additional shipping.
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