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LOT 2599
Books on Endangered Parrots - 3 Titles
1988-1994 A.D.
10 x 7 - 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (3.14 kg total, 25.4 x 18 - 31 x 24 cm).
David Day - Vanished Species - New York, 1981, hardback with dustwrapper, 288 pp, colour; Guy Mountfort - Rare Birds of the World - Lexington, 1988, hardback with dustwrapper, 256 pp, colour and monochrome; Rosemary Low - Endangered Parrots - London, 1984, card covers, 191 pp, monochrome. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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LOT 2599
Books on Endangered Parrots - 3 Titles
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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