Octavo; hardcover, full cloth with gilt spine and upper board titles on brown labels; 490pp., with a colour frontispiece (with tissue guard), five plates likewise (no tissue guards) and many other monochrome illustrations. Mild wear; slightly shaken; spine extremities softened; light insect damage to the boards; spotting to the text block edges and top edge lightly dusted; light offset to the endpapers; previous owner?s name in contemporary ink and retailer?s ink stamp to the flyleaf. No dustwrapper. Very good. Standard postage quoted is for a maximum 1kg book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. The packed weight of this book is over 1kg so extra charges for overseas postage will apply. Books listed on Abebooks are not kept at our bookshop. Please enquire if you wish to see the book at our premises. Seller Inventory # 000116

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Birds of Australia

Publisher: Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd., Melbourne Vic.

Publication Date: 1911

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Mrs Ellis Rowan

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

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Blue Mountains Books aka Blue Dragon Books is a secondhand bookshop located in Glenbrook, in the lower Blue Mountains west of Sydney. We opened the shop in 2008 and have a large range of quality books on the shelves with many more in storage. The books to be listed on Abebooks will be primarily stored apart from the shop.

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Blue Mountains Books
NSW, Australia

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