Buy this book on-line Mackworth-Praed, C.W. & Praed, Captain C.H.B : African Handbook of Birds, Series 1, Eastern and North Eastern Africa, Vol.1London: Longmans Green & Co., London, 1952
Hardback, first edition, 8.5 x 5.5", very good tight condition, no dust-jacket, publisher's original grey clothboards with gilt blocking to front and spine, spine faded, bumping to front bottom corner, xxv + 836 pages including index, neat ink gift inscription and ex libris plate to ffep, --------------53 colour 6 b&w plates, b/w Distribution Maps and b/w line drawings. Areas covered include the Anglo Egyptian Sudan, Abyssinia and Eritrea, the Somalilands, Kenya Colony, Uganda, Tanganyika Territory, Zanzibar Islands, the eastern part of Nyasaland and Portuguese East Africa north of the Zambesi River. Addenda, Index and Index of English Group Names. 1250gms (heavy book). The representatives of each group of birds are described with distribution maps & b/w line drawings. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Mackworth-Praed, C.W. & Praed, Captain C.H.B : African Handbook of Birds, Series 1, Eastern and North Eastern Africa, Vol.1. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, livres rares, first editions, fine bindings and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |