The Birds of Florida: A Popular and Scientific Account of the 425 Species and Subspecies of Birds that are now, and that have been found within the State and its adjacent waters; with special reference to their relation to agriculture.
by Bailey, Harold H
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- Hardcover
- first
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1925 Limited First Edition. Large nicely done early work on the subject. Illustrated with 76 full page 4-color plates, figuring over 480 birds by George M. Sutton. Laid paper. 4to 146pp. Embossed imitation leather brown cloth. Very small subtle stain in extreme top right corner of some pages well outside limit of text or images. Flyleaf almost out. # and city ink stamps on title page. eighth inch of cloth missing from top of spine. Worn to boards at corners. Spine rubbed with a few wrinkles. Good.
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- Cultural Connection (US)
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- Title
- The Birds of Florida: A Popular and Scientific Account of the 425 Species and Subspecies of Birds that are now, and that have been found within the State and its adjacent waters; with special reference to their relation to agriculture.
- Author
- Bailey, Harold H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1925
- Keywords
- Natural History, Florida, Birdwatching. Ornithology
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