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Birds & Mammals America Antique Book Set #1776811

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Birds & Mammals America Antique Book Set  #1776811
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Volumes 1-6 by the Nature Lovers Library. Published by The University Society Inc. New York. Copyright 1917. Volumes 1-3 are entitled Birds of America, volume 4 is Mammals of America, volume 5 is Mammals of Other Lands and volume 6 is Birds of Other Lands and Reptiles, Fishes, Lower Forms. These 6 volumes carry a wealth of information ? covering every aspect of American wildlife - their life, their methods, characteristics and their beauty. The first paragraph of the preface in volume one reads ? The actual and urgent need for this book(s) is apparent to the large and steadily increasing number of persons who are intelligently interested in American ornithology. This need is due to the fact that in all the literature of that subject there is no single work which presents a complete review of what is known today about American birds. There are numerous illustrations through each volume ? some in color, in black and white and others are diagrams, photographs and drawings. Each volume contains a full page colored frontispiece. I could go on and on about the contents of these volumes ? but a simpler way to sum it up would be that they cover everything! This 6 volume set is in surprisingly good condition for its age. They have light green cloth over board for the cover with gold embossing on the front cover and spine. As would be expected they have some edge wear and a few of the volumes have some wear/water marks to the front cover ? no tears or rips though. All of the ...
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<tr><td>Condition:very good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1917</td></tr>






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<tr><td>Location:Northport Maine 04849</td></tr>
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