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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1967. Only Edition. Very Good +. Wayne R Westphal and John E Dallman. When Roger Tory Peterson began developing hIs Field Guides in 1934, little did he know there would be competition from Professors Emlen and Archbald at the University of Wisconsin. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents QUICK KEY GUIDE TO BIRDS. This new system of identification starts with 8 unnumbered pages listing the species which are illustrated on the following 6 double pages, followed by 53 swivel-out punch cards representing the bird's characteristics. Peterson was obviously the winner of the Bird Guide competition, making this "other" guide a RARE COLLECTOR'S ITEM. The overall condition is Very Good Plus. Pages = Very Good Plus: foxing to the first few pages only, else white, clear, tight, sharp, no markings. Cover (heavy blue glossy card stock with black and white illustrations of 4 birds on white, yellow and black backgrounds, with particulars in white and…
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Quick Key Guide to Birds: Northeastern and Central United States and Canada
by John T Emlen and David Archbald
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Quick-Key Guide to Birds
by Emlen, John T. and David Archbald
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New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. Field guide with punch-card 'computer' system for identifying bird species from a few "easily observed characteristics". Not a lot on information on the birds, just their identification and basic description. Second of a series of guides using the same punch-card technology, developed by Archbald, director of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. Paperback, as pictured; two-color cover; riveted swing-out punch cards. Covers lightly rubbed, minor bumping to corners, paper edges a bit tanned. Text clean; 24 pages + 54 punch cards; line illustrations.. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Wayne R. Westphal and John E. Dallman. 3¼" by 7¼".
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