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The Birds of Africa. Volume II (2): Gamebirds to Pigeons
by Urban, Emil K.; Fry, C. Hilary; Keith, Stuart
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0121373029
- ISBN 13
- 9780121373023
- Seller
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San Rafael, California, United States
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About This Item
Academic Press, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Woodcock, Martin. Near fine hardcover in dust jacket. Dust jacket spine faded, small stain to bottom edge. The second volume in this series continues the high standards set by the first. Inscribed by Keith to previous owners on title page. This volume includes: Phasianidae, Guineafowl, Congo Peacock, Quail, Partridges and Francolins, Button-quail, Rails, Flufftails, Crakes, Gallinules, Moorhens and Coots, Cranes, Finfoots, Bustards, Jacanas, Painted-snipes, Crab Plover, Oystercatchers, Stilts and Avocets, Thick-knees, Stone curlews and Dikkops, Egyptian Plover, Coursers, Pratincoles, Plovers, Lapwings, Sandpipers and Snipe, Phalaropes, Skuas, Gulls, Terns, Skimmers, Auks, Sandgrouse, Pigeons and Doves.
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- Bookseller
- Buteo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10781
- Title
- The Birds of Africa. Volume II (2): Gamebirds to Pigeons
- Author
- Urban, Emil K.; Fry, C. Hilary; Keith, Stuart
- Illustrator
- Woodcock, Martin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0121373029
- ISBN 13
- 9780121373023
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Birds, Ornithology afrotropical galliformes, Natural History; Pigeons & Doves; Gamebirds, Rails, Cranes; Tropical Africa; Reference
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San Rafael, California
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