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Birds in Flight
by Pycraft, W.P
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Gay & Hancock, 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Roland Green. 4to, green cloth boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Blind stamped with design of bird in flight on front. 133pp illustrated with 12 tipped in, tissue guarded coloured plates, a further 8 black and white plates and 9 full page line illustrations. Contents include: Concerning Wings, The First Bird, The Sizes and Shapes of Wings and their relation to Flight, Modes of Flight, Courtship Flights, How to Tell Birds on the Wing, The Wings of Nestling Birds, Flightless Birds. Interestingly written with beautiful plates. Handwritten gift inscription on contents page and the same previous owner’s name on blind title page.***Over 1kg when packaged and may require extra overseas postage***
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2274
- Title
- Birds in Flight
- Author
- Pycraft, W.P
- Illustrator
- Roland Green
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Gay & Hancock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Birds, New Naturalist, Natural history, bird-watcher, twitcher, british wildlife, ornithology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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