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San Diego, CA.: South Moulton Company., 1923.. Student’s edition. . Green cloth. . Moderate wear to to covers, crayon scribbling to rear endpapers, otherwise very good. . 4to.. Heavy book, requires extra postage.
The Birds of California. A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species & Subspecies by DAWSON, William Leon - 1923
by DAWSON, William Leon
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The Birds of California. A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species & Subspecies
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South Moulton Company, 1923. Leather Bound. Very Good. The Birds of California. A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State.
San Diego: South Moulton Company, 1923. Four volumes in the 'Format De Luxe, Patron's Inlaid Edition'. Signed by Dawson in Volume One. Illustrated with 110 full-page color plates of birds and 44 drawing in the text by Allan BROOKS. Additional illustrations include 30 photogravures, 120 full-page duotone plates, and more than 1100 half-tone cuts of birds, nests, eggs and favorite haunts, from photographs. This edition comprises the first choice of selected sheets from the first impressions of the format de luxe of the Birds of California. In full leather with hand-carved and hand-colored bird portraits in half relief of hardwood on covers, spine panels separated by inlaid bird figures. The Patron's Inlaid Edition is the most opulent and rare of the many editions of The Birds of California published under the sponsorship of Ellen Browning Scripps. The bindings of this set have been rebacked and professionally restored. Together with offprint from The Condor: Bibliographic Notes on Dawson's Birds of California by W. Lee Chambers (1939). By far the most sumptuous book prepared on the birds of any American State. - Mengel -.
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- Publisher South Moulton Company
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The Birds of California: A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State. Volume 2 only (of 3).
by Dawson, William Leon
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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The Birds of California. A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State, the Booklovers’ Edition, limited to 1000 copies, in four volumes
by Dawson, William Leon
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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San Diego, CA: South Moulton Company, 1923. First edition.. Light edge wear to cloth, a bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xvii, 2121, 48 color plates and 44 drawings by Alan Brooks, 16 photogravures, 32 full page duotone plates and 1100 half-tone text-figures. Publisher’s original green fabricoid binding - a group of western gulls is stamped in high relief on the front cover and spine of each volume, top page edges in gilt, 4to. This is the Booklovers’ Edition which was limited to 1000 numbered copies, this copy is un-numbered. Bookplate of Frederick L. Ott on the front endpaper of each volume. No other ownership marks and few signs of use.
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The Birds of California: A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State. (3 volumes complete).
by Dawson, William Leon
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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San Diego, CA.: South Moulton Company., 1923.. Student’s edition. . Harrdcover, green cloth, black and orange titles. . A very good set with light wear to covers. . 4to.. Heavy set, requires extra postage. Numerous illustrations, 15 full-page color plates.
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The Birds of California: A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State. Three volumes
by Dawson, William Leon
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- Used - Spines sunned, shelf wear with corners worn through to the boards, but still a very good clean & sound, attractive set
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Baldwin City, Kansas, United States
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South Moulton Company, 1923. Hardcover. Spines sunned, shelf wear with corners worn through to the boards, but still a very good clean & sound, attractive set. Size: 8.25"x11", one-quarter brown leather over brown cloth covered boards. Illustrated by More Than 100 Half-tone Cuts of Birds in Life, Nests, Eggs, and Favorite Haunts, from Photographs, Together with 44 Drawings in the Text and a Series of 15 Full-page Color Plates. Students' Edition Complete in Three Volumes.
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THE BIRDS OF CALIFORNIA. A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the Birds Found in the State, 4 Volumes, complete.
by William Leon Dawson
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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San Diego: South Moulton Co., 19, 1923-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . 4 volume set complete. Cover and edges shows shelf wear and minor tanning. Tanning on front page. Pages are clean and intact. Please contact for shipping rates due to size and weight.
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Birds of California: A Complete, Scientific and Popular Account of the 580 Species and Subspecies of Birds Found in the State, Complete in 3 Volumes, Students' Edition
by Dawson, William Leon
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Corning , California, United States
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1923. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. South Moulton Co., Pub., San Diego, CA., 1923; profusely illustrated with more than 1100 Half-tone Cuts of Birds in Life, Nests, Eggs, and Favorite Haunts from Photographs; together with 44 Drawings and 15 full-page Color Plates, chiefly by Major Allan Br
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