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LOT 2620
Parrots and Parrot-Like Birds
1929 A.D.
9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (923 grams, 25 x 19.5 cm).
Marquess of Tavistock - London, 1929, hardback with cloth covers, 298 pp. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the library of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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