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Cory. Birds of the Bahama Islands.

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[Ornithology] Cory, Charles B. Birds of the Bahama Islands; Containing Many Birds New to the Islands, and a Number of Undescribed Winter Plumages of North American Species. Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1890. Revised edition. 4to. 250 pp., 8 hand-coloured lithographed plates executed by Zelma Wilson, January 1964, commissioned by Harold J. F. Gall, noted in black pen on title page. Original maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine.Condition: Rubbing to boards. Front hinge starting. Occasional foxing.Provenance: From the Library of the Godfather of Biodiversity, Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy.

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Cory. Birds of the Bahama Islands.

Name: Cory. Birds of the Bahama Islands.
SKU: 140616162
Price: 160 USD
Availability: InStock

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