Bird Islands of Peru : the Record of a Sojourn on the West Coast
by Murphy, Robert Cushman
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. Illustrated, large octavo, pp xx, 362, a little age-toned throughout, a bookseller's stamp on the title page (Starling's Library, Booksellers, 27 High Street, East Dereham), oterwise just slightly used internally, green cloth very slightly worn, the spine a little dull.. First Edition. Cloth. Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018522
- Title
- Bird Islands of Peru : the Record of a Sojourn on the West Coast
- Author
- Murphy, Robert Cushman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology; Travel;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mike Park Ltd
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London, Greater London
About Mike Park Ltd
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- Title Page
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- G
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- First Edition
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