{"product_id":"pictorial-encyclopedia-of-birds-hanzak-1972","title":"The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Birds by J. Hanzák","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pictorial Encyclopedia of Birds (Large Illustrated Bird Reference in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Richly Illustrated Survey of the World's Birds by the Czech Ornithologist Jan Hanzák\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 The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Birds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e J. Hanzák\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bruce Campbell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul Hamlyn, London · New York · Sydney · Toronto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1972\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0600030784\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reprinted 1970, 1972. Edited by Bruce Campbell.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's tan cloth boards, gilt-lettered on the front board, with a photographic dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, heavy octavo-size volume, illustrated throughout with more than 1,000 black-and-white and colour photographs.\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 (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The tan cloth boards are clean, with square corners, gilt title to the front board and no obvious marks. The spine cloth appears intact. The text block edges are slightly toned, with a few small dark marks along the fore-edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean, with black-and-white photographs and text, and the binding feels tight. The endpapers are cream and clean. A small turned corner or tab is visible at the fore-edge of one page near the back of the sampled section, and the spread at page 106 appears slightly uneven. No foxing, writing or markings seen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The dark photographic jacket shows light surface scuffing and fine scratches or rubbing, mainly on the lower half and along the spine edge. The flap is clean. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pictorial Encyclopedia of Birds is a large illustrated reference to the birds of the world, written by the Czech ornithologist Jan Hanzák and edited for English readers by Bruce Campbell. This Paul Hamlyn volume, published in London, New York, Sydney and Toronto, is a reprint dated 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book describes nearly 750 species representing every major group of birds, taking in wild, exotic and domesticated birds alike. The species accounts cover appearance, range, nesting and diet, and are accompanied by over a thousand photographs and a series of full-colour plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA generously illustrated, mid-century general work of this kind appeals to birdwatchers, natural history readers and collectors of illustrated Hamlyn reference books. This copy is complete in its original photographic jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Jan Hanzák\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJan Hanzák (1923 onwards) was born in Prague and, after studying at the natural sciences faculty there, joined the zoology department of the National Museum in 1946, where he remained throughout his career. 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