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Parent Birds and Their Young: (Hardcover with Dust Jacket): The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Number Two.

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Parent Birds and Their Young: (Hardcover with Dust Jacket): The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Number Two.

by Skutch, Alexander F

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Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1979. SECOND PRINTING. Full grey cloth with illustration in black of a chick. Black lettering on spine. Jacket is generally rubbed and there is a small closed tear to the top of the spine. Overall a EXCELLENT book in a GOOD PLUS dustajacket. Doctor Alexander Frank Skutch (1904 – 2004) was a naturalist writer. He published countless scientific papers and books about birds, which were his passion. He also wrote a several books on philosophy. Alexander Skutch was born on May 20, 1904 in Baltimore, Maryland. He received a Doctorate in Botany from Johns Hopkins University. He then traveled to Panama and Honduras, where he studied bananas. During this time he acquired a deep interest in birds and began studying their habits. Skutch collected plants to make money, but observing birds remained his life’s main focus. In 1941, he purchased a farm in Costa Rica, where he lived for the rest of his life. In 1950, Skutch married Pamela Lancaster, who was also a naturalist. Alexander Skutch died on May 12, 2004, one week before his 100th birthday.. Second Printing. Full Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

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Bookseller
Ziern-Hanon Galleries US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Parent Birds and Their Young: (Hardcover with Dust Jacket): The Corrie Herring Hooks Series. Number Two.
Author
Skutch, Alexander F
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Second Printing
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Place of Publication
Austin and London
Date Published
1979
Size
4to - over 9¾" - 12&
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