2009, ISBN: 791bc2049b5ccaf8b8f69c818fece135

Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. pp668 Mountaineer George Band's "treasured" copy of this comprehensive, well illustrated guide to the Birds of Burma w… More...

Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. pp668 Mountaineer George Band's "treasured" copy of this comprehensive, well illustrated guide to the Birds of Burma with laid in personal letter on the death of a friend, Moko Rahman, who had borrowed this book many years before. The book is bound in fresh green cloth with gilt titles, nicks to the spine ends, fore edge lightly foxed. Internally very fresh with 31 colour plates by A M Hughes. The final fold out map is torn out but complete. In a very good dust jacket, rubbed to the spine ends, with an attractive cover illustration. Extra postage charges may apply as this is a heavy volume. From the collection of English mountaineer George Band, the youngest member of the successful team which conquered Mount Everest in 1953. Band was President of the Mountaineering Club at Queen's College, Cambridge and his exceptional Alpine record caught the eye of John Hunt, who put him in charge of radio equipment on the Everest expedition. Band's finest achievement was the first ascent of Kangchenjunga in 1955. He pursued a professional career in oil exploration but continued to climb all over the world. He served as president of the Alpine Club and the British Mountaineering Council, and published several books on mountaineering. He was made an OBE in 2009. Very Good 1953, Oliver and Boyd, 1953, 3<

1953, ISBN: 791bc2049b5ccaf8b8f69c818fece135

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Oliver & Boyd, London UK], Jacket, 668 pages plus fold out map to rear. With 31 colour plates by Commander A. M. Hughes. Very good hardback with good j… More...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Oliver & Boyd, London UK], Jacket, 668 pages plus fold out map to rear. With 31 colour plates by Commander A. M. Hughes. Very good hardback with good jacket. No inscriptions. Tear (less than 2 in.) to top edge of front of jacket. Otherwise very good. Sound pleasant hardback with green covers. No inscriptions. Rough cut to fore and bottom edge of text block, as published. -- General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall conditon of the item(s). We are happy to give a more detailed description on request. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by Royal Mail Tracked for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier items (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so)., Books<

1953, ISBN: 791bc2049b5ccaf8b8f69c818fece135

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.5], [PU: Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh London], Leinen Originalleineneinband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, ohne Schutzumschlag, Farbkopfschnitt. Seit- … More...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.5], [PU: Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh London], Leinen Originalleineneinband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, ohne Schutzumschlag, Farbkopfschnitt. Seit- und Fußschnitt sind unbeschnitten. Das vordere Innengelenk ist leicht angebrochen. Die Seiten sind bis auf Kleinigkeiten sauber und gut. With 31 Colour Plates by Commander A.M. Hughes. Please note: the book(s) has/have more than 1 kg, therefore shipping cost outside Germany can be higher than indicated by Abebooks/ZVAB. Please ask for the exact cost before you order. Sprache / Language: en XII + 668 Seiten. ca. 24 x 17,4 x 5,5 cm, Books<

1953, ISBN: 791bc2049b5ccaf8b8f69c818fece135

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 13.86], [PU: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh], BIRDS; ORNITHOLOGY; MYANMAR; BURMA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ASIA, Jacket, xliii, 668, col frontis, 30 col plates, 1 fol… More...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 13.86], [PU: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh], BIRDS; ORNITHOLOGY; MYANMAR; BURMA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ASIA, Jacket, xliii, 668, col frontis, 30 col plates, 1 folding map. . HB. Large-8vo, orig. cloth. Colour illustration from d/w pasted to half-title. Vg. From the library of Trevor James (1947-2020), Hertfordshire naturalist and coleopterist, with his bookplate. Second (revised) edition. Plates from watercolours by A.M. Hughes.<

1953, ISBN: 791bc2049b5ccaf8b8f69c818fece135

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 13.86], [PU: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh], BIRDS; ORNITHOLOGY; MYANMAR; BURMA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ASIA, Jacket, xliii, 668, col frontis, 30 col plates, 1 fol… More...

Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 13.86], [PU: Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh], BIRDS; ORNITHOLOGY; MYANMAR; BURMA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; ASIA, Jacket, xliii, 668, col frontis, 30 col plates, 1 folding map. . HB. Large-8vo, orig. cloth, some speckling to boards. Vg in d/w (price-clipped; spine slightly faded; in removable protective sleeve). Second (revised) edition. Plates from watercolours by A.M. Hughes.<