A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World
by Scott, Peter
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
The Wildfowl Trust, Great Britain, 1957. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Good. 91 pages. FIRST EDITION 1957. A little grubby. This book is in good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some rubbing, bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: This book details all known species (247) of wildfowl-ducks,geese and swans as known in 1957. The key lists 7 means of identification size, shape,bill shape,colour,brightly coloured bills,voice and behaviour. The main part of the book is devoted to 23 plateswhich are devoted to one or more members of the 247 species recorded.The illustrations are first class and are definative in their detail. There are comprehensive indexes of English and scientific names and a small section on the Wildfowl trust. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Birds & Birdwatching; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0002052. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0002052
- Title
- A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World
- Author
- Scott, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Wildfowl Trust
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- BZDB137 birds, wildfowl, ducks, geese, nature, wildlife wildfowl trust, Birds & Birdwatching; Scott, Peter A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World
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About the Seller
Great Southern Books
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King River, Western Australia
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....