A Field Guide to the Birds
by Peterson, Roger Tory
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1934. First Edition, Fourth Issue. Very Good. First edition, fourth issue. Signed by Roger Tory Peterson and generically inscribed on the dedication page. Bound in publisher's green pebbled cloth stamped in silver; lacking the scarce dust jacket. Very Good with light general wear to binding. Foxing to endsheets. Pages toned and lightly marked in pen and pencil in margins. Small stains to title page. An influential guide that transformed the world of birding, bringing its joys to the layman.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940873
- Title
- A Field Guide to the Birds
- Author
- Peterson, Roger Tory
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Fourth Issue
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1934
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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