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Finch-Davies (C. G.) & Kemp (A.)

THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (1982) - De Luxe Collector's Edition limited to 250 copies

Published: Winchester Press, Johannesburg, 1982

Edition: De Luxe First Edition

Reserve: $180

Approximately:

Estimate: $250

Bidding opens: 9 Apr 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 16 Apr 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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De Luxe Collectors' edition, number 235 of 250 copies.

Folio hardcover, quarter leather with raised bands on spine and red morocco label. Marbled boards. Housed in brown cloth covered slipcase with matching marbled edges.

488pp. Illustrated with 176 colour plates of the original paintings made by Finch-Davies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries which are housed in the Transvaal Museum.

Colour frontispiece and portrait photograph of Finch-Davies.

A fine, unread copy of the Collectors' edition.

  • Binding Condition: Fine
  • Overall Condition: Fine
  • Size: 30 x 22cm


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