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Brewster, William

Bird Migration

1886

195.52 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1886
Place of printing
Cambridge. Nuttall Ornithological Club
Author
Brewster, William
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Nature - Ornithology
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [28 x 22 cm]; 22 pp. cloth covers with gilt lettering, original printed paper wraps bound in, light foxing on few leaves, near fine copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Memoirs of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, No. 1. Batchelder wrote that "the edition appears to have been three hundred copies" and is now very scarce. Casey Wood p. 256. Not in Zimmer, Ripley or British Museum Natural History Catalogue. The work is in two parts, part I is 'Observations on Nocturnal Bird Flights at the Light-House at Point Lepreaux, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick' and part II is 'Facts and Theories Respecting the General Subject of Bird Migration'.