THE BIRDS OF WEST AND EQUATORIAL AFRICA. Two Volumes.

Published by Olive and Boyd., Edinburgh, 1953

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Seller: Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller, Vancouver, BC, CanadaBjarne Tokerud Bookseller

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Edinburgh: Olive and Boyd, 1953. 8vo. VOLUME I: xiii + 795pp with 37 plates, 13 in colour, 24 black and white; VOLUME II: viii + 629pp with 17 colour plates. Red cloth in dust jacket. Light wear to dust jacket. Very good. HEAVY BOOK. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY BE REQUIRED. This title comes from the distinguished library of J. Fenwick Lansdowne (1937-2008), the award winning British Columbia artist and illustrator whose accurate and artistic depictions of birds are prized around the world by museums and collectors. HIS ARTISTICALLY DESIGNED BOOKPLATE IS TIPPED IN. The paintings of James Fenwick Lansdowne have been compared to those of John James Audubon. He's exhibited at the Smithsonian, the American Museum of Natural History, and Audubon House in New York.

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Title
THE BIRDS OF WEST AND EQUATORIAL AFRICA. Two Volumes.
Author
Bannerman, David A.
Publisher
Olive and Boyd., Edinburgh
Publication year
1953
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller

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