The Wild Sheep of the World
by Valdez, Raul
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- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Mesilla, New Mexico: Wild Sheep and Goat International, 1982. Undetermined. fine. 1st edition, limited to 250 copies. ix,186pp. Quarto with three quarter brown naugahyde with cream buckram boards. Front has two small gilt plates attached, one stating the previous owner's name (Keith C. Brown) and the other decorated with a picture of a sheep. Gilt lettering on spine and yellow and brown patterned endpapers. Colour illustrated frontispiece. B&W photos, illustrations and maps throughout. fine A comprehensive survey of wild sheep for the purposes of hunting and conservation. Their life histories, extensive anatomical and biological information, and population distributions. Also includes a chapter on hunting by famed hunter-naturalist, John H. Batten. From the library of Keith C. Brown, Boone and Crocket record holder for biggest Stone and Bighorn Sheep. 1982
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 134481
- Title
- The Wild Sheep of the World
- Author
- Valdez, Raul
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Wild Sheep and Goat International
- Place of Publication
- Mesilla, New Mexico
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Anatomy|Biology|Conservation|Sheep Hunting|Zoology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting And Fishing;
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Aquila Books
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Calgary, Alberta
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- New
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Quarto
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- Fine
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