Handbook to the Birds of Australia
by GOULD, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: The Author, and printed by Taylor and Francis, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, The Author, and printed by Taylor and Francis, 1865. Large octavo, two volumes, viii, 636, [2] (publisher's advertising slip) pages; and [viii] (first two and last one blank), 629 pages with 3 illustrations (on pages 161-62). Original gilt-pictorial and blind-decorated green cloth, edges speckled red; cloth lightly bumped and rubbed at the extremities, with a tiny split to the head of the second spine; new endpapers; later one-line inkstamp ('Agricultural College') to both half-titles, the second title page and the leading margin of approximately 40 pages scattered throughout the two volumes; minimal signs of age and use; overall, an excellent set. [2 items].
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131415
- Title
- Handbook to the Birds of Australia
- Author
- GOULD, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Author, and printed by Taylor and Francis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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