Lot 1411 Emil K. Urban u. Kenneth Newman, Leslie H. Brown. The Birds of Africa. Bände …

The Birds of Africa. Bände I-VII. Mit 232 Farbtafeln nach Zeichn. v. Martin Woodcock u. Peter Hayman, sowie zahlr. Textabb. nach Karten, Skizzen, Strichzeichn., Diagrammen u. Tab. London et al., Academic Press (I-VI) u. Christopher Helm (Bd. VII) 1983-2004. Ca. 3600 S. Gr.-4°. OLn. mit goldgepr. DTit. u. RTit, verschiedenfarb. OUmschl. mit illustr. Uschl.tit.

Zoologie - Ornithologie

Naturwissenschaften – Erste Ausgabe der ersten umfassenden Gesamtaufnahme der Avifauna Afrikas. - "Universally recognized as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, "The Birds of Africa" is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encylopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, hundreds of informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies." (Blurb). - Es fehlt der als Nachtrag erst 2013 erschienene Bd. VIII. - Bd. 1 in der korr. 2. Aufl. v. 1983. - Ausgezeichnet erhaltener Exemplarsatz.

Natural Sciences – Zoology - Ornithology. - First edition of the first of this complete coverag of the entire avifauna of Africa. - "Universally recognized as by far the most authoritative work ever published on the subject, "The Birds of Africa" is a superb multi-contributor reference work, with encylopaedic species texts, stunning paintings of all species and numerous subspecies, hundreds of informative line drawings, detailed range maps, and extensive bibliographies." - Missing vol. VIII, published as a supplement only in 2013. - Vol. 1 in the revised 2nd ed. of 1983 - An excellently preserved set.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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