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2:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2008

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Thorburn (Archibald) British Birds

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Thorburn (Archibald) British Birds,
5 vol. (including supplement), one of 105 large paper copies, 82 mounted colour plates, occasional light foxing, supplement with closed tear to final text leaf (affecting text), vol. I-IV original cloth, t.e.g., extremities a little rubbed, vol. IV head of spine darkened, some minor rubbed and marking, supplement original wrappers, lower wrapper torn without loss, [Anker 509; Nissen IVB 938; Wood p.597], folio, 1915-16.

***"A series of beautiful and accurate plates (by the author) of British birds accompanied by short accounts of each species." Wood.

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