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Seller's Description:
Very good. 2 v. illus. (part col.; incl. maps) 27 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps. Maps on lining papers. v. 1. Diving birds, ocean birds, swimmers, wading birds, wild fowl, birds of prey, game birds, shore birds, marsh dwellers, birds of the northern seas. --v. 2. Owls, goatsuckers, swifts, woodpeckers, fly-catchers, crows, jays, blackbirds, orioles. Binding strong, pages tight. No marks or writing. Covers shows light wear for age
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1st Collected Edition. viii, 356, [2]; 374, [1]pp. Two volumes Octavo in original green cloth with endpaper maps, and colour and b&w illustrations in text from photos, etc. Bookplate and ownership inscription on verso of front free endpaper and stamp of IGY on verso of title page. Binding of volume I soiled with wrinkling of pages from damp. Artifact from the U.S. Antarctic Expedition East Base during the International Geophysical Year at Wilkes Station, Antarctica, U.S. National Committee / National Academy of Sciences. Property of Carl R. Eklund, ornithologist on the expedition, the books had to be abandoned when ice conditions necessitated an emergency evacuation, that were later found and returned (account in accompanying letter) Also included are numerous letters and photos addressed to Eklund in English and Spanish. A wonderful artifact with lots of documentation.