Field Guide of Birds of the West Indies

BOND, James

Published by New York: The MacMillan Company, 1947

About this Item

First edition thus (originally published in 1936 as 'Birds of the West Indies' and substantially revised for this edition). Octavo, pp ix, [3], 257. Bound in brown cloth covered hard boards, black lettering to the spine and upper board; in the original dust jacket which has been clipped to both corners of the front flap (as usually found) and has a printed price of $3.75 to the upper corner. Endpaper maps, colour plate frontispiece, illustrated throughout with line drawings of birds. Neat previous owner's name to the half title dated 1951. A copy of this book was on Ian Fleming's shelves at Goldeneye in Jamaica when he began planning and writing Casino Royale and he lifted the author's name for his nascent British secret agent. Bond and Fleming met once only, at Goldeneye in 1964. Fine condition book in an almost Near Fine jacket which has some minor rubbing at the extremities. Seller Inventory # B6111

Bibliographic Details

Title: Field Guide of Birds of the West Indies

Publisher: New York: The MacMillan Company

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition