The Natural History of the British Surface-Feeding Ducks

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large paper Edition Limited to 600 copies. xiv, 107pp. Folio. 1/2 green cloth over olive cloth with gilt titles and ruling to front board and gilt title to spine. Board rubbed and bumped; bottom corners worn through to bookboard. T.e.g. Front endpapers discoloured; lower edge dust stained. Top right corner of text block bumped with light foxing to first few pages, else internally clean. With 6 photogravures, 41 coloured plates and 25 uncoloured plates. Most tissue guards present if a bit wrinkled. Large paper copy limited to 600 copies, this being 324. very good An attractively produced book on British surface-feeding ducks. The plates are an interesting mix of engravings, illustrations, colour photographs and 8 fine chromolithographs by A Thorburn. Of interest to both the hunter and natural historian, this book details the life histories of several species, including the Mallard, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, and Pintail. N° de ref. del artículo 134361

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