Iceland Summer; Adventures of a Bird Painter
by George Miksch Sutton
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0806104910
- ISBN 13
- 9780806104911
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1974 University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK. 1974. Hardcover. 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; area of moisture stain on lower spine cover. Light blue cloth boards and spine with blue and silver lettering on spine. 253 pp 8vo. This book is the author's delightful, informal, highly personal account of his adventures in search of birdlife- a summer's quest for Icelandic birds. An artist and ornithologist, the author recorded by pen and brush the natal plumage of as many newborn chicks as he could. A depiction of the spirit of the people and the country as well as its birds. A clean and very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004044
- Title
- Iceland Summer; Adventures of a Bird Painter
- Author
- George Miksch Sutton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0806104910
- ISBN 13
- 9780806104911
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, OK
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Icelandic birds, Iceland, Ornithology, bird paintings, birds, Birds of Iceland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Oklahoma Related;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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