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The Feather Quest
A North American Birder's Year
by Pete Dunne
ISBN: 0395927900
ISBN-13: 9780395927908
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 1999
Size: 7 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Pages: 368
Publisher's Notes
When a flash of pink was spotted in a cloud of gray gulls over Newburyport, Massachusetts, ten thousand people descended on the town in hopes of seeing a rare Ross's gull from Siberia. Among them were Pete and Linda Dunne, who set off from there on a year-long odyssey. Dunne has poured the most remarkable stories, birds, and characters into this unforgettable book about their once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
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The Feather Quest
Dunne, Pete
Mariner Books, 1999-01-01. Paperback. New. GREAT Bargain Book Deal - some may have small remainder mark - Ships out by NEXT Business Day - 100% Satisfaction Guarantee! ( more information) Offered by BookCloseouts.com (Canada)
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The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year
Dunne, Pete
Boston, MA: Mariner Books. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 0395927900 . First printing. Light corner wear. Book is very clean, binding is tight, and spine is unbroken. Indexed. Heavy book, may be additional to ship depending on location and method. ; 355 pp . ( more information) Offered by That Used Bookstore (United States)
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Dunne, Peter
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Mariner Books. Soft Cover. 0395927900 crisp tight copy appears unread GIFT QUALITY . New. 1999. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by Stone Cottage Books (United States)
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Feather Quest
Dunne, Peter
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999. Foreword by Roger Tory Peterson. A travel around the world birding by a master storyteller. . 1st Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by T.W. & Barbara Clemmer (United States)
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Mariner Books. PAPERBACK. 0395927900 194 _____ NOT PAPERBACK !!-->OVERSIZE HARDBACK WITH DUSTJACKET ILLUSTRATED EDITION !!__FREE DELIVERY CONFIRMATION !___SHIPS OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS . Fine. ( more information) Offered by HUDSON BOOKS (United States)
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The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year
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Mariner Books, 1999-04-30. Paperback. New/New. COLLECTIBLE. STATED FIRST EDITION 1999. ALSO FIRST PRINTING WITH FULL 10 DIGIT NUMBER LINE. Nice tight, clean, bright book. No remainder marks or other marks.Satisfaction guaranteed. ( more information) Offered by Denton Quality Books (United States)
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Mariner Books, 1999-04-30. Paperback. New/New. COLLECTIBLE. STATED FIRST EDITION 1999. ALSO FIRST PRINTING WITH FULL 10 DIGIT NUMBER LINE. Nice tight, clean, bright book. No remainder marks or other marks.Satisfaction guaranteed. ( more information) Offered by Denton Quality Books (United States)
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The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year
Peter Dunne
Mariner Books, 1999-04-30. Paperback. New/New. COLLECTIBLE. STATED FIRST EDITION 1999. ALSO FIRST PRINTING WITH FULL 10 DIGIT NUMBER LINE. Nice tight, clean, bright book. No remainder marks or other marks.Satisfaction guaranteed. ( more information) Offered by Denton Quality Books (United States)
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THE FEATHER QUEST: A NORTH AMERICAN BIRDER'S YEAR
Dunne, Pete
Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Paperback. 0395927900 . Signed and inscribed by author . ( more information) Offered by Gravelly Run Antiquarians (United States)
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The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year
Dunne, Pete
Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin, 1999. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. First Mariner Books Edition. Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson. Soft Cover Book in Very Good Condition. Clean, unmarked, tight glued binding. A touch of cover edgewear to stiff paper cover. Cover does not lay down flat--upturned a bit. Many small bird silhouettes of different species in margins throughout book. A chronicle of a 12-month birder's odyssey through the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean, the tropical heat of the Everglades, in New Jersey for the World Series of Birding, and on to Monterey CA, home to a million sooty shearwaters, and then on to a visit with legendary Roger Tory Perterson in Connecticut. Enjoy the trip. ( more information) Offered by The Parnassus BookShop (United States)
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Dunne, Peter
Mariner Books. PAPERBACK. 0395927900 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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