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Phillips, John C. (1876-1938) A Natural History of the Ducks. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1922-1926. First edition, illustrated by Frank W. Benson, Allan Brooks, and Louis Agassiz Fuertes with 102 plates (seventy-four of which are in color),118 distribution maps (some double-page),four large quarto volumes, bound in publisher's half linen and paper boards, 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (4)
Estimate $300-500
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Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Frank W. Benson
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