Parrots of the World
by Forshaw, Joseph M. and Cooper, William T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1973. First American edition.. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.. Pp. 584, 158 fine color plates by noted bird artist William Cooper, 179 text figures and distribution maps. Publishers original dark red wine cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, folio (395 x 280mm). The scarce original printing of this ornithological classic. The work describes and illustrates all 340 species and some subspecies (500 birds illustrated). Provides descriptions of all species / subspecies include taxonomic measurements, information on distribution, status, habitats, general habits, movement, feeding, call-notes, and nesting habits. The color plates in this first edition are truly spectacular. This large and heavy volume is often found with cracked joints and the text block separated front the binding, this exceptional copy exhibits none of these defects. A fine copy in a tight binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9770
- Title
- Parrots of the World
- Author
- Forshaw, Joseph M. and Cooper, William T
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1973. First American edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ornithology;
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About the Seller
Natural History Books
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Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
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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