Birds of New Guinea
by Beehler, Bruce; Pratt, Thane K. ; Zimmerman, Dale A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed and creased.
- ISBN 10
- 0691083851
- ISBN 13
- 9780691083858
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed and creased.. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0691083851 . xiii + 293 pp, index, bibliography. 47 color plates and numerous black and white illustrations by Dale A. Zimmerman and James Coe. Gray cloth binding. Endpaper maps. "This book is the first definitive ornithological field guide to New Guinea, the world's second largest island and one of the richest tropical environments in the Old World. Because of its isolation, New Guinea's biota includes spectacular radiations of unusual plants and animals." (from the front jacket flap). ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43879
- Title
- Birds of New Guinea
- Author
- Beehler, Bruce; Pratt, Thane K. ; Zimmerman, Dale A
- Illustrator
- Dale A. Zimmerman; James Coe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed and creased.
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0691083851
- ISBN 13
- 9780691083858
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, NJ
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 0691083851, New, Guinea, Ornithology, Field, Guides, Birdwatching, Birding
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
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Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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