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Alaska Bird Trails: Adventures of an Expedition by Dog Sled to the Delta of the Yukon River At Hooper Bay; by Herbert Brandt; illustrated with paintings by Major Allan Brooks and Edward R. Kalmbach; with photographs by Frank Dufresne, Olaus J. Murie, and the author, and with pen sketches by C.G. Mitchell, J.R. Moodey, and L.B. Towle
by Brandt, Herbert; Brooks, Allan ( illus.); Kalmbach, Edward R. (illus.); Bird Research Foundation
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- Hardcover
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- Near fine with slight bump to front board corner & very minor wear in good(+) partly tape-repaired jacket now housed in archival
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About This Item
Cleveland, Ohio: Bird Research Foundation, 1943. Hardcover. Near fine with slight bump to front board corner & very minor wear in good(+) partly tape-repaired jacket now housed in archival mylar. Please refer to photos. Memorial bookplate to front free endpaper.. Large quarto in stamped and gilt ornamental borow cloth & illus dust jacket; 2 preliminary leaves, xviii, 464 pages: color frontispiece, illustrations, plates (some color); 26 cm; index. Uncommon, and unique thus: two lenghty inscriptions to title-page by author, with his signature twice. / Birds -- Alaska. Oiseaux -- Alaska. Birds. Travel & explorations. Nature. / **A large, heavy book. Weighs close to 4 lbs before packing. For international & expedited orders, extra shipping charges may apply. Please inquire.**.
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- Title
- Alaska Bird Trails: Adventures of an Expedition by Dog Sled to the Delta of the Yukon River At Hooper Bay; by Herbert Brandt; illustrated with paintings by Major Allan Brooks and Edward R. Kalmbach; with photographs by Frank Dufresne, Olaus J. Murie, and the author, and with pen sketches by C.G. Mitchell, J.R. Moodey, and L.B. Towle
- Author
- Brandt, Herbert; Brooks, Allan ( illus.); Kalmbach, Edward R. (illus.); Bird Research Foundation
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Near fine with slight bump to front board corner & very minor wear in good(+) partly tape-repaired jacket now housed in archival
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bird Research Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1943
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds;
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