Ecology and Management of the Wood Duck
by Bellrose, Frank C. and Holm, Daniel J
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1994. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.. Pp. xxxv, 588; 8 maps partially colored, numerous black-and-white photos and figures. Publishers original brown cloth over beige boards, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, 4to. Wood ducks were almost hunted to extinction during the turn of the 20th century but they survived. This important book, carefully written, edited, and designed to be of interest to anyone intrigued with waterfowl generally or wood ducks specifically, is the product of nearly a half century of devoted study by Dr. Bellrose and nearly a decade of manuscript preparation.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9774
- Title
- Ecology and Management of the Wood Duck
- Author
- Bellrose, Frank C. and Holm, Daniel J
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Mechanicsburg PA: Stackpole Books, 1994. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Ornithology;
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Natural History Books
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Iowa City, Iowa
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Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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