Roberts Birds of South Africa
by McLachlan, G. R., and R. Liversidge (revision)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0620005750
- ISBN 13
- 9780620005753
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1978) 0620005750. Fourth Edition, First Impression. 8vo; original green rexine, lettered in gilt to spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; endpaper map; pp. xxxii + 660, incl. index; colour plates; diagrams; distribution maps. Some light foxing to endpapers and edges. Good condition. "The main feature of this new edition is the complete rearrangement of the colour plates. There are thirty-one new plates by Ken Newman." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12696
- Title
- Roberts Birds of South Africa
- Author
- McLachlan, G. R., and R. Liversidge (revision)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0620005750
- ISBN 13
- 9780620005753
- Publisher
- (Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1978) 0620005750
- Place of Publication
- Cape Town
- This edition first published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Southern African Subregion. Ornithology. Austin Roberts Birds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds;
Terms of Sale
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Biblio member since 2018
Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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