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Landscaping for Birds
by Briggs, Shirley A. (editor); Irston R. Barnes; Gilbert Gude; P. H. T. Hartley; Chris A. Mathisen; Edward Mullins
- Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Published
- 1973
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 36.93
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Washington D. C: Audubon Naturalist Society of the Central Atlantic States, 1973. Very Good condition but for previous owner's name blacked out in two places. Illustrated with plant drawings on most pages. Tells what plants attract native birds in a short time and at a modest cost. Index. Bound in the original green pictorial wraps.. First Edition Thus. Softcover (stapled… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 36.93
Birds of the Anguilla Bank (Les Oiseaux du Banc d'Anguilla)
by Field. Rebecca (signed); & Gilles Leblond; preface by Allain Bougrain-Dubourg
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- Used - Very Good - Fine condition
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- No dust jacket
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- 1st ed? (No additional printings listed)
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- 2020
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 178.07
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Jean-Jacques Rigaud, 2020. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by co-author and photographer Rebecca Field, who is also co-founder of the Association for the Protection of Birds (APO) of St. Barts. Cover is rated only Very Good due to minor ding to the top edge only. NO pages are affected. FINE inside. NO year of publication indicated (but 2020?). … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 178.07
The Library of H. Bradley Martin [NO volumes - ONLY complete set of 9 auction estimates booklets and 9 prices realized sheets]
by Martin, H. Bradley; Sotheby's
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- As New condition
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- Paperback
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 54.74
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New York & Monaco: Sotheby's SEE OUR PHOTO. Complete set of the 9 auction estimates booklets/sheets and 9 prices realized booklets/sheets for the sale of the spectacular library of H. Bradley Martin. NO BOOKS are offered here -- only the 9 separate estimates and 9 sale results (prices realized). AS NEW. A few in photocopy. The 9… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 54.74
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The Library of H. Bradley Martin [9 volumes, complete set, with all auction estimates and prices realized]
by Martin, H. Bradley; Sotheby's
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- New
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- No dust jackets, as issued
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- First Editions
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 363.06
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New York & Monaco: Sotheby's SEE OUR PHOTOS. Complete 9 volume set of the auction catalogues for the spectacular library of H. Bradley Martin. NEW in PERFECT condition. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. First Editions, … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 363.06
Bird-Witched!: How Birds Can Change a Life (signed)
by Adams, Marjorie Valentine (signed)
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- New condition
- Jacket Condition
- New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition (so stated)
- Published
- 2005
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780292709492
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 60.22
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Austin: University of Texas Press, 2005. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition. The dust jacket shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO fading, creases, chips, or tears. Sharp corners.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 60.22
The Real James Bond: A True Story of Identity Theft, Avian Intrigue, and Ian Fleming
by Wright, Jim
- Condition
- New condition
- Jacket Condition
- New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 2020
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780764359026
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 24.60
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Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2020. NEW in a NEW dust jacket that shows just a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO fading, creases, chips, or tears. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Well illustrated with maps, photos,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 24.60
Dinosaurs of the Air: The Evolution and Loss of Flight in Dinosaurs and Birds
by Paul, Gregory S
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- Used - Fine condition
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780801867637
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- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 45.91
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Baltimore & London: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Fine condition. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated in the text and with 24 plates. 7 appendices. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original dark green cloth, stamped in bright… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 45.91
John James Audubon's Birds of America From the Collection of The New York Society Library, Parts 1 and 2, complete with prices realized
by Sotheby's Sales 4391 and 4419M
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- Used - Good - Very Good condition
- Edition
- First Editions
- Published
- 1980
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 41.04
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New York: Sotheby's, 1980. Part One (Sale 4391, June 7, 1980) is Very Good with minor rubbing to its rear cover. Part Two (Sale 4419M, September 27, 1980) is Good with cover rubbing and minor cover wrinkles. Both Parts are VG internally - clean and unmarked. Prices realized sheet is laid in for each part. Also… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 41.04
John James Audubon, The Birds of America. Sotheby's Auction 5373. October 18 and 19, 1985
by Sotheby's Sale 5373
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- Used - Very Good condition
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- First Edition
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- 1985
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 24.60
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New York: Sotheby's, 1985. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. 434 lots. 471 illus, 37 in high quality color. This catalogue offers the last set sold in Audubon's lifetime. It was first acquired from Victor Audubon by the city of New York in 1850.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 24.60
Bibliothèque Marcel Jeanson Deuxième Partie Ornithologie
by Sotheby's; Marcel Jeanson
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- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 38.30
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Monaco: Sotheby's, 1988. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (light wear to edges). NO chips or tears. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - probably never read. Over 300 beautiful color bird painting reproductions, numerous on full page. 392 lots. … Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 38.30
Search for Publication, The Minds of Men, Volume II
by Clark, Byron H.
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- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition, Number 326 of Limited ed
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 20.49
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Dayton, Ohio: Mead Papers, 1966. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. 1966. First Edition. Number 738 of a Limited Edition. Illustrated with a full color… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.49
What I Have Done with Birds
by Stratton-Porter, Gene
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- Used - Good+ condition
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1907
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 339.15
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Indianapolis, Indiana: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1907. Good+ condition. Light to moderate rubbing/wear to spine ends and corners/edges. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Endpaper professionally renewed. Inner hinges are sound. Previous owner's name in pencil. All other pages are clean and unmarked. 1907. First Printing of the First Edition. With 95 illustrations… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 339.15
Let's Talk Birds : A Guide to Raising Birds in Southern California
by Finch Society of San Diego County
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- Used - Very Good condition
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Published
- 1988
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 46.52
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San Diego, California: Finch Society of San Diego County, 1988. NOT a library discard. Very Good condition. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. A collection of articles extracted from the previous 14 years of the Society's newsletters.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 46.52
The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XXIV (24), Number 6, June, 1913
by Grosvenor, Gilbert (editor)
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- Used - Good-Very Good condition
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- First Edition
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- 1913
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 95.85
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1913. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Good+ condition overall. Light soil/wear to the cover. Internally Very Good. Previous owner's name. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Among the articles in this issue are: FIFTY COMMON BIRDS OF FARM AND ORCHARD WITH 50 ILLUSTRATIONS IN EIGHT COLORS; BIRDS MAY BRING… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 95.85
The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XXXI (31), Number 4, April, 1917
by Grosvenor, Gilbert (editor)
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- Used - Good-Very Good condition
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- First Edition
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- 1917
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 25.97
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1917. Good+ condition overall. Light soil/wear to the cover. Tiny chip to heel of spine. Internally Very Good. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO stains. Among the articles in this issue: DO YOUR BIT FOR AMERICA by Woodrow Wilson; A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 25.97
The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XXV (25), Number 5, May, 1914
by Grosvenor, Gilbert (editor)
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- Used - Good-Very Good condition
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- First Edition
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- 1914
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 68.45
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1914. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Good+ condition overall. Light soil/wear to the cover. Tiny chips to spine ends. Internally Very Good. Short (1/4 inch) closed tear to margin of first page. Previous owner's name. Pages are clean and unmarked. Complete with Map Supplement of Mexico in colors,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 68.45
Game Bird Carving
by Burk, Bruce (signed)
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- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Fifth printing of the 1972 original
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780876910801
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 52.00
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New York: Winchester Press, 1974. INSCRIBED/SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page. Near Fine condition in a bright, shiny Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($12.50). NO chips. NO tears. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Illustrated by the author in color and b/w with hundreds of how-to photographs and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 52.00
The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. XLIX, Number 1, January, 1926
by Grosvenor, Gilbert H. (editor)
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- Used - Good condition
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1926
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 25.35
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1926. Good condition overall. Internally Very Good. Moderate soil/wear to cover. Rear cover has a crease. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. This is the special issue on Pigeons, number 28 of Edwin Buxbaum's One Hundred Best Special Numbers [in COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 25.35
The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. LI, Number 4, April, 1927
by Grosvenor, Gilbert H. (editor)
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- Used - Good condition
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1927
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 25.97
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Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1927. Good condition overall. Internally Very Good. Light wear and moderate soil to cover. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. This is the special issue on Poultry/Fowl, number 30 of Edwin Buxbaum's One Hundred Best Special Numbers [in COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, 1971].… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 25.97
A Field Guide to the Flinders Ranges
by Corbett, David [general editor]
- Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780727011657
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Henderson, Nevada, USA
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SGD 27.34
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Adelaide [Australia]: Rigby Limited, 1980. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket has light wear at the edges, and a few closed tears that have been neatly reinforced on the jacket's blank side with clear tape. NOT price clipped. Field Guide to the history, landforms, geology, vegetation, insects, arthropods, fishes, frogs, reptiles, birds, and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 27.34