Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum
by Oates, Eugene W
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
8vo. Five volumes with 79 fine chromolithographic plates after H. Grönvold, printed by Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield. Recent dark blue cloth, gilt titles, new endpapers. There is some light discolouring to the plate pages on vol.1, possibly caused by damp and the page edge of plate one has been repaired. Vols. 2, 3 & 4 are ex-lib. (cancelled,) the plates are free of any marks. Vol. 5. is fine. The photos are in sequence, vol.1 is adjacent to the set.
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- Seller
- Isabelline Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3122
- Title
- Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum
- Author
- Oates, Eugene W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- British Museum.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901-1912
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- H. Grönvold
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Isabelline Books
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Penryn, Cornwall
About Isabelline Books
I specialize in books on ornithology with some other Natural History. Two catalogues on ornithology are published annually.
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