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Man and Wildfowl
by Kear, Janet
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/VG++/VG++
- ISBN 10
- 0856610550
- ISBN 13
- 9780856610554
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK "POYSER EDITION," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. * Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1990* Publisher: T & A.D. Poyser.* Binding and cover condition: Orange brown cloth, gilt title and vignette to spine. No bumps or rubs. Very slight spine lean. VG++* Jacket condition: Colour illustration of a pair of pink footed geese to dust wrapper. price clipped, showing no shelf price. Minimal shelf wear to top & bottom edges, spine somewhat faded. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text no visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: B/w photos, prints, maps and line drawings throughout.* Pages: 271 pp. text. xvii pp. appendices & index at rear.* Description: This compelling account by the former Assistant Director of the Wildlife & Wetlands Trust covers the involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans. Dr Kear ranges widely from a summary of the taxonomy and natural history of wildfowl, to wildfowling, decoys, conservation and captive breeding. Natural World Book of the Year 1990..* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st. edition, 1st. impression, with NO MAJOR FAULTS, reduced by dust jacket wear to VG*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4693
- Title
- Man and Wildfowl
- Author
- Kear, Janet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/VG++/VG++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0856610550
- ISBN 13
- 9780856610554
- Publisher
- T & A.D. Poyser.
- Place of Publication
- London UK 288
- Date Published
- 1990-07-01
- Size
- 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
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- Shelf Wear
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- Gilt
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- Vignette
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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