{"product_id":"roberson-west-coast-birds-1980","title":"Rare Birds of the West Coast of North America by Don Roberson, 1980 First Printing Hardcover with Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRare Birds of the West Coast of North America\u003c\/strong\u003e by Don Roberson is a 1980 first printing hardcover from Woodcock Publications, with photographs, maps, line drawings, and color bird plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe burgundy boards retain clear gold lettering beneath a heavily worn dust jacket with tears, permanent spotting, and missing pieces, all shown in the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis birding reference covers identification, status, and distribution in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska, with records compiled through 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem:\u003c\/strong\u003e Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rare Birds of the West Coast of North America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Don Roberson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Color plates by Donna Dittmann, Dana Gardner, Tim Manolis, Marv Reif, and Ray Robinson; text line illustrations by Don Roberson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woodcock Publications, Pacific Grove, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition and Printing:\u003c\/strong\u003e First printing, stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat and Binding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover, burgundy cloth with gold lettering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present, with tears, permanent spotting, chips, and missing pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ornithology and bird identification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0-9605352-0-9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 x 5 x 2 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition Grade: Good\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePositives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGraded Good:\u003c\/strong\u003e A solid, usable reference book with visible age wear and a heavily worn dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe burgundy cloth boards retain their color, with clear gold title lettering on the front.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe binding holds together, and the photographed interior pages remain attached and easy to read.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe photographed text pages have no visible handwriting or highlighting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack and white photographs, identification drawings, and regional maps remain clear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe photographed color plate retains distinct bird colors and readable identification labels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe copyright page clearly states First printing and includes the ISBN.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo tape is present on the jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssues \/ Wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA large piece is missing from the upper front jacket near the spine, exposing the burgundy board and interrupting part of the printed title.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe jacket has additional tears, chips, creases, and missing sections along the upper edge, spine ends, folds, and corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe cream areas of the jacket show toning, permanent gray and brown spotting, and scuffing on the front and back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe red jacket edges show rubbing and small areas of color loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe jacket spine has a small hole along one fold and splitting near the lower end.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe jacket's inner surface and flaps are yellowed, with curled and creased edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pages and page edges show age toning, strongest along the upper edges and some outer margins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe board corners and spine ends show light rubbing and bumping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFind more like this in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/nature-field-guides\"\u003eVintage Nature \u0026amp; 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