Stalking Birds with Color Camera
by Arthur A. Allen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
CA$13.84CA$9.69
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About This Item
Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1951 National Geographic Society, Washington, DC. 1951. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for owner name on FFFP dated 1952. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to edges. No DJ. Green cloth boards with green cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board with NGS emblem on front board in gilt. 328 pp 4to. A presentation of 331 illustrations in natural color from Kodachrome and Ektachrome photographs, showing 266 species of north American Birds. A single volume for all bird lovers with fascinating narrative of the author's studies and experiences. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006649
- Title
- Stalking Birds with Color Camera
- Author
- Arthur A. Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- photography, birds, ornithology, bird watching, bird photography, climates, temperate zones,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animal Stories;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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