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Birds of Paradise -- The Text
by Sharpe, Richard Bowdler
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- First Edition
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$911.00
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UK: Folio Society, 2011. Bound in green cloth stamped in silver with title on label to front panel. Subtitled, "monograph of the Paradiseidae, or, Birds of paradise, and Ptilonorhynchidae, or Bower-birds photo". 288 pp. The companion piece to the folio-sized illustrated book. An "as new" copy of the first Folio Society printing. Introduction by Errol Fuller.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Macaques of Cayo Santiago
by ALVAREZ, Rodriguez Angel
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2012
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- Paperback
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- 9781469932552
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$57.42
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(no place): New World Publishing, 2012. Bound in glossy black, illustrated wraps. Subtitled, "Tale Posture, Age and Rank Postiion in a group of Semiwilde Rhesus Monkeys". 258 pp. Rare, no copies on OCLC/Worldcat. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published. Item Price
A$57.42
Masters of Disguise- A Natural History of Chameleons
by MARTIN, James
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$27.56
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NY: Facts on File, 1992. Bound in blue boards, stamped in gold in illustrated dust jacket. A tight, clean copy of the first edition of this 176 pp. book on chameleons. Many color illustrations throughout. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
A$27.56
Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania
by WARREN, R.H.
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- Second Edition
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- 1890
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$206.70
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Harrisburg: E.K, Meyers, State Printer, 1890. Bound in mid-20th Century green cloth, stamped in gold. . 2nd edition, revised. Illustrated with with 100 plates in color (twice as many as the first edition). Handsome copy! 434 pp.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$206.70
The Gallinaceous Game Birds of North America, Including the Partridges, Grouse, Ptarmigan, and Wild Turkeys; with Accounts of Their Dispersion, Habits, Nesting, Etc
by ELIOT, Daniel Girard
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- First Edition
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- 1897
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$91.87
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NY: Francis P. Harper, 1897. Bound in tan cloth, stamped in brown, black and white with illustration of a Turkey pictured on the front panel. The first edition of this now classic book on birds in the U.S. 220 pp.+ the publisher's color chart at end of book. Darkening to spine, but still readable. Bookplate… Read more about this item Item Price
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North American Shore Birds
by ELIOT, Daniel Girard
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1895
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$68.90
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NY: Francis P. Harper, 1895. Bound in tan cloth, stamped in brown, black and white with illustration of a duck billed bird on the front panel. The first edition of this now classic book on birds in the U.S. 268 pp. Darkening to spine, but still readable. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Wild Fowl of the United States and British Possessions or the Swan, Geese, Ducks and Mergansers of North America.
by ELIOT, Daniel Girard
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1898
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$206.70
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NY: Francis P. Harper, 1898. Bound in tan cloth, stamped in brown, black and white with illustration of a swan on the front panel. The first edition of this now classic book on Fowl in the U.S. 316 pp. + ads. Darkening to spine, but still readable. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read more about this item Item Price
A$206.70
The North American Deserts
by JAEGER, Edmund C.
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- Used - VG+
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- Second Printing
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- 1961
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.90
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Stanford, Ca.: Stanford University Press, 1961. Bound in tan decorated buckram, sans DW; maps in text; illustrated in black & white; 308pp.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Item Price
A$19.90
Mid-Atlantic Wildfowl Festival, 1979
by (no author)
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- Used - VG++
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Paperback
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$38.28
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Virginia Beach, Va.: Back Bay Wildfowl Guild, 1979. Scarce booklet bound in pictorial stiff wraps; color and black & white photos and illustrations; 72pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. VG++/No Jacket. Item Price
A$38.28
Reading the Mountains of Home
by ELDER, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9780674748880
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$18.37
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998. Vermont history, Bristol region; Bound in brown quarter cloth and green paper boards, sans DW; black & white illustrations; 253pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Item Price
A$18.37
The Mating Instinct
by MILNE, Lorus J. and Margery
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- First Edition
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- 1954
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.90
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1954. Bound in black buckram, sans DW; off-setting to end-papers; illustrated in black & white; 243pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by MURIE, Olaus J.. Item Price
A$19.90
Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior - Two Volumes
by EMORY, William H.
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- First Edition
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- 1857
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$4,440.19
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Washington D,C.: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1857. Volume 2 published in 1859 by Nicholson. The Senate Issue(s), 2 Volumes; [355] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (some col.), map, col. ports. New Spines on original boards. Ex-library copy (but only the title page shows imprint of the library (Reference copies). Ref.: Howes E146; Sabin 22538. … Read more about this item Item Price
A$4,440.19
Trees of America
by (no author)
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- Used - VG+
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- First Edition
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
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- 9780872940390
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.90
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Waukesha, Wi.: Outdoor World, 1973. By the editors of "Outdoor World" magazine; bound in green paper boards, sans DW; illustrated in color and black & white; DW flaps laid-in; 192pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$19.90
The Living World of Audubon
by CLEMENT, Roland C.
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- Used - VG+
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- First Paperback Printing
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- 1980
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- Paperback
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- 9780671418816
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.90
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New York: Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1980. "Audubon's historic hand-colored engravings"; 144pp.. First Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$19.90
Atlas of Animal Migration
by JARMAN, Cathy
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$19.90
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London: Heinemann, 1972. Bound in green buckram, sans DW; illustrated in color and black & white; DW flap laid-in; 124pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$19.90
Native Grace; Prints of the New World 1590-1876 (Signed)
by ARADER III, W. Graham
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780934738477
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$99.52
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Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Thomasson-Grant, 1988. Signed & inscribed by the author on ffep.; introduction by Wendy Shadwell; color and black & white; 127pp.. Inscribed and Signed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$99.52
Discovering Nature; An Introduction to the World Outside (Signed)
by GANTZ, Charlotte Orr
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- Second Printing
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- 1958
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$33.68
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Second printing bound in dark blue decorated cloth, sans DW; slight forward lean; signed and inscribed by the author on ffep.; some marginalia; black & white header illustrations; 239pp.. Inscribed and Signed By the Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by HARGENS, Charles. Item Price
A$33.68
The Art of Robert Bateman
by BATEMAN, Robert
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9780670134977
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- 1
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$53.59
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New York: Viking, 1981. Housed in a bright, price-clipped DW; text by Ramsay Derry; introduction by Roger Tory Peterson; color and black & white; 178pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$53.59
A Victorian Flora: The Flower Paintings of Caroline May
by MABEY, Richard; Ed.
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- Used - VG++
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- VG++
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- First Edition
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- 1991
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780879514129
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$22.20
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Woodstock, N.Y.: The Overlook Press, 1991. 86 facsimile color full page illustrations; previous owners name & date penned on ffep.; unpaginated, approx. 165pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/VG++. Illus. by MAY, Caroline. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$22.20
The Odyssey Book of American Wildflowers
by RICKETT, H.W.
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- Used - VG+
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- VG+ Price-Clipped
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- First Edition
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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A$18.37
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New York: Golden Press, 1964. Small tears and chipping to top od DW; color photos by Farrell Grehan; 252pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+ Price-Clipped. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Item Price
A$18.37