Bannerman's Birds of Africa - 2 Volumes
Extensively Illustrated and in the Pictorial Dustjackets
Bannerman, David Armitage BIRDS OF WEST AND EQUATORIAL AFRICA Edinburgh Oliver and Boyd 1953
2 volumes. First edition. 30 color plates, 24 black and white plates, 433 illustrations in the text. Thick 8vo, publisher's original red cloth in the printed and pictorial dustjackets. xiii, 795; viii, 797-1526. A very fine set in the rare pictorial dustjackets with only minor wear to the edges of the wrappers.
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED BOTH IN COLOUR AND BLACK AND WHITE. A comprehensive and highly readable work. Based on Dr. Bannerman's eight-volume work, THE BIRDS OF TROPICAL WEST AFRICA, this two-volume set covers the same field in more concise and practical form. Dr. Bannerman is considered one of the foremost authorities on African birds and was an honorary Associate of the British Museum (Natural History). An important and valuable work on African bird life.
$US365
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