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Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl
by H. Albert Hochbaum
- Used
- Good
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
From front DJ flap: "This book, a volume for layman and ornithologist alike, is bound to modify present modes of thinking about the behavior of birds and the 'mystery' of migration."
"...he discusses the seaonal migratory flights, examining various scientific aspects. His chapter on the aerodynamics of bird flight will be of particular interest to aeronautical specialists as well as to natural scientists."
Illustrated with drawings by the author.
Book - Good condition. Green cloth over boards with black birds printed on front and title on spine in black block. Previous owner's name on inside front cover. Otherwise, clean and tight.
Dust Jacket - Fair condition. Many 1" or less tears, some chips, some rubbing, some bumping, some soiling. Now in protective Brodart cover.
Please use photos as part of the description.
301 pages including Index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2139
- Title
- Travels and Traditions of Waterfowl
- Author
- H. Albert Hochbaum
- Format/Binding
- Printed Cloth over Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The University of Minnesota Press
- Place of Publication
- Minneapolis, MN
- Date Published
- 1955
- Pages
- 301
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Keywords
- waterfowl, migration, time and space, cycle of migration, flight trails, weather, overseas migration, biological traditions, magnetic fields
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference; Hunting & Fishing;
Terms of Sale
Blue & Grey Book Shoppe
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About the Seller
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Independence, Missouri
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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