BIRDS OF THE SUDAN

Cave (Colonel Francis) & Macdonald (James D.)

Description:

Their Identification and Distribution. Illustrated by D.M. Reid Henry.

xxvii + 444 pages, colour frontispiece, 11 colour plates, 12 pages of photographs showing the vegetation of the Sudan, 2 maps and sketches and distribution maps in the text, original black cloth gilt, bookplate of Peter Steyn on the front paste-down endpaper, a good copy.

Signed by the artist on the title page.

Details:

  • Publisher: Oliver and Boyd
  • Publisher Place: Edinburgh
  • Date of Publication: 1955
  • Edition: First edition
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Goos
  • Size: 8vo (225 x 155 mm)
  • Lot No: 199
  • Hammer Price: $105
  • Bids: 3
  • Visits: 54
  • Estimate: $125/175
  • Reserve: $75

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