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Birds of East Africa: A collection of lithographs prepared from the originals drawn from nature by V.G.L. van Someren between the years 1909 and 1937
by Van Someren, Victor Gurnet Logan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0913492027
- ISBN 13
- 9780913492024
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Florida: A.C. Allyn for the Allyn Museum of Entomology, 1973. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Published by A.C. Allyn for the Allyn Museum of Entomology, 1973. Limited edition. one of 1000 copies. Stated as Volume 1 but this single volume is all that was ever published. 4to, ii+ 93 full plates each with tissue guards with descriptive text of birds shown and frontispiece of photograph of the artist. V G L van Someren. Hardcover no dust jacket. Leatherette black binding with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition , although the tips of the boards have bowed inwards a little. Inside previous owners book plate on front paste down , all pages in near fine condition with a little foxing to fore edge. a very nice copy
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000171
- Title
- Birds of East Africa: A collection of lithographs prepared from the originals drawn from nature by V.G.L. van Someren between the years 1909 and 1937
- Author
- Van Someren, Victor Gurnet Logan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0913492027
- ISBN 13
- 9780913492024
- Publisher
- A.C. Allyn for the Allyn Museum of Entomology
- Place of Publication
- Florida
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- birds
Terms of Sale
Nikki Green Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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- Spine
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- Fore Edge
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- Jacket
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- Plate
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- G
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