The Natural History of Humming-Birds. (2 volumes).
by Jardine, William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good except for the 2 missing plates.
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Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh.: W.H. Lizars, and Stirling and Kenny., 1833. 1st Edition.. Contemporary half brown leather over marbled boards, gilt spine decorations.. Very good except for the 2 missing plates.. 8vo., 16..5x10.5 cm.. Volume one lacks plates number 6 and 11. Some staining to plate 15. weight: 1.3 lb. 2 portrait frontispieces, 62 (of 64) hand-colored plates, color vignettes on half-title pages.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 293187
- Title
- The Natural History of Humming-Birds. (2 volumes).
- Author
- Jardine, William
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary half brown leather over marbled boards, gilt spine decorations.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good except for the 2 missing plates.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W.H. Lizars, and Stirling and Kenny.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh.
- Date Published
- 1833
- Pages
- 1-6, iii. 7-147: iv, 3, [1], 156 pp.
- Size
- 8vo., 16..5x10.5 cm.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Birds;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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