New York: The Macmillan Co.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. New York Zoological Society and The American Museum of Natural History ; with line drawings by Earl L. Poole and Alexander Seidel. Includes the glossary and index. Rust cloth w/black lettering, front endpage is a map of the area; scattered foxing and tone w/bookstore sticker. Top and front edges are foxed. Text block is clean w/o foxing. The dust jacket has a large top edge chip, else short closed tears and rub, the spine is faded and there is general soil; it is now in an archival cover. ; 8vo.; xvi, 382 pp. pages .

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Bookseller: E Ridge fine Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5062
Title: Birds of Malaysia
Author: Delacour, Jean
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Macmillan Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1947
Keywords: Ornithological Literature, Ornithology - biology - ecology - behavior - anatomoy - birding, Aisan Birds, Bird Watching
Bookseller catalogs: Natural History: Ornithology & Bird Watching;

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