Birds of the Islands off the Coast of Southern California (Pacific Coast Avifauna Number 12)
by Howell, Alfred Brazier
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Hollywood, CA: Cooper Ornithological Club, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 127 pp, with one map, index. Text and original wrappers bound into an attractive later binding of three-quarter red leather and red cloth, with blue marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Henry E. Childs, Jr. on front pastedown, otherwise unmarked, clean and sound, with some scuffing to the leather.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22799
- Title
- Birds of the Islands off the Coast of Southern California (Pacific Coast Avifauna Number 12)
- Author
- Howell, Alfred Brazier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cooper Ornithological Club
- Place of Publication
- Hollywood, CA
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- Birds Ornithology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Californiana;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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