{"product_id":"fifty-places-to-go-birding-before-you-die-santella-2007","title":"Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die by Chris Santella","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die (Illustrated Birding Guide in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirding Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations in a Richly Illustrated Fifty Places Travel Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die: Birding Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chris Santella\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stewart, Tabori \u0026amp; Chang, New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781584796299\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1584796294\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's orange cloth boards with a glossy pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-large illustrated hardcover, roughly square format, 224 pages. Photographs throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The plain orange cloth boards are clean and unmarked, with sharp corners and no visible bumping. The spine is clean and straight with no fading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and bright, and the text is unmarked. The endpapers are plain orange and clean. The binding is tight, with no foxing, writing or marks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The glossy picture jacket of cranes at sunset is in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover, which has some creasing at the rear flap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die, published in New York in 2007, brings the popular Fifty Places format to bird-watching. It presents some of the finest birding venues in the United States and further afield, from Alaska and Bhutan to Cape May in New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter is built around a prominent birder's recommendation for a single destination, with interviewees including David Allen Sibley and Kenn Kaufman. Each entry closes with an 'If You Do Go' section covering how to get there, the best time to visit, guides and accommodation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with photographs throughout, this is a handsome armchair-travel volume as well as a practical planning guide. It is a clean, well-kept used collectible copy for birders, travellers and natural history readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Chris Santella\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Santella was a Portland, Oregon-based freelance writer whose work appeared in the New York Times. He wrote widely on outdoor travel and sport, and became best known for the Fifty Places series, which has sold over 500,000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other titles in the series include Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die and Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die. He died in May 2024 at the age of 61.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die · Chris Santella birding book · birdwatching destinations guide · Fifty Places series hardcover · David Allen Sibley Kenn Kaufman interviews · illustrated bird-watching travel book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stewart, Tabori \u0026 Chang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58800922689839,"sku":"TCB-000579","price":200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/fifty-places-to-go-birding-before-you06964_cover_1.jpg?v=1794118693","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/fifty-places-to-go-birding-before-you-die-santella-2007","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}