Extinct Birds
by Fuller, Errol
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670817872
- ISBN 13
- 9780670817870
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Viking/Rainbird, London, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 256 pp., list of illustrations, foreword by the Hon. Miriam Rothschild, preface by author, biographical nodes, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. Coloured illustrated frontispiece, showing Hawaii O'os by J. G Keuleman. The text is illustrated with black and white photographs, archival illustrations in colour, black and white illustrations and sketches. Illustrated endpapers, being part of Francois Leguat's account of the Rodrigues Solitary, circa 1708. Black coloured boards with gilt writing on the spine. The bottom edge of the book shows slight rubbing and top paper edge some dust marks. Illustrated dustwrapper showing Huias by J. G Keuleman, with black writing on the front panel and spine. Minor wrinkling to the top of dustwrapper edge and some slight fading to the spine. Rubbing to the back panel has occurred. "Extinct birds is an absorbing study of the world's recently extinct bird species, the first complete survey since Walter Rothschilds' classic work of 1907.". Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Conservation; Natural History -- Ornithology; ISBN: 0670817872. ISBN/EAN: 9780670817870. Inventory No: 0101303. . 9780670817870
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0101303
- Title
- Extinct Birds
- Author
- Fuller, Errol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670817872
- ISBN 13
- 9780670817870
- Publisher
- Viking/Rainbird
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Extinct Birds, Ornithology, Conservation, Natural History, Birds -- History History; Conservation; Natural History -- Ornithology; Unbranded ISBN: 0670817872 EAN: 9780670817870 Fuller, Errol Extinct Birds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Conservation; Natural History -- Ornithology;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Gilt
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