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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

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THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA (First edition)

Published: London, 1940

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463 pages, colour frontispiece, 56 colour plates, diagrams, original blue cloth, gilt titling on the spine and measurement ruler in gilt on the back cover, front hinge weak but overall a very good copy.

The scarce first impression of the standard work on South African birds.

The first impression was published on 8th June 1940 and the second impression on 17th December of the same year.

Published for the Trustees of the South African Bird Book Fund.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 8vo (225 x 160 mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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