Boston:: Bradlee Whidden,, 1899.. First edition.. publisher's cloth.. Old stamped ownership signature on pastedown; text block almost entirely separated from the cloth binding; cloth sunned at spine.. 12mo,. 9 color plates and engraved text illustrations..

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Bookseller: Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 54492
Title: Field Key to the Land Birds.
Author: KNOBEL, Edward
Illustrator: 9 color plates and engraved text illustrations.
Format/Binding: Publisher's cloth.
Book Condition: Used - Old stamped ownership signature on pastedown; text block almost entirely separated from the cloth binding; cloth sunned at spine
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Bradlee Whidden,
Place of Publication: Boston:
Date Published: 1899.
Pages: 55 pp.
Size: 12mo,
Bookseller catalogs: Ornithology;

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