Birds of the Ocean: An Handbook for Voyagers. New and Revised Edition. (Second Edition)
by Alexander, W.B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. SECOND EDITION. 428pp. With 140 b/w photos and a few drawings by author, on 88 plates: small but clear and useful. Fold-out card map of Atlantic ocean at end. Covers the Atlantic, Pacific, tropical and southern oceans. With descriptions of all sea bird species of the world, notes on habits and guide to identification. Jacket is not price clipped but has some clear tape reinforcement at the extremites. Overall an EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD brodart protected dust jacket.. Second Edition. Full Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017376
- Title
- Birds of the Ocean: An Handbook for Voyagers. New and Revised Edition. (Second Edition)
- Author
- Alexander, W.B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...