The Crafter's Complete Guide to Collage

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A Definite Collage Library Addition.......2005-08-19

As a collage artist, I found this book to be great for a beginner or a expert. The photos and precise instructions are excellent. The creative inspiration is remarkable. This a very nice "starter" the curious and a great reference for the practicing artist. This book really runs the gamut: paper collage, mixed-media w/found objects, fabric collage and digital. It's a an all-around sampler for someone trying to use collage as a creative outlet but not yet settled on the "how" of it. Check out Claudine Hellmuth as well. Enjoy . . . I sure did.

A --muse zing book.......2005-05-15

this book got my muse back where it belongs, in my heart. not only are the techniques shared simple yet sophisticated, the examples bring out the "experimenter" in you and you can't help but want to grab your glue, brushes and colors and play again.

Fantastic guide to all kinds of collage, inspirational.......2001-06-12

This is a fantastic book on creating a wide variety of great collage projects. It covers numerous collage techniques including using paper, mixed-media, fabric, decoupage, photomontage, computer art, found and three-dimensional objects. The beautiful galleries after each collage type are sure to inspire you.

In addition to the collage techniques you also get the basics of papermaking, papier mache, marbling and batik as well as painting and dyeing fabric. There are step-by-step instructions accompanied by demonstrating photos for all the techniques and projects. Don't expect to make exact replicas of the projects since your sources and materials will vary. Rather, the author expects you will follow her assembling directions to create a unique masterpiece of your own.

Some of the sixteen projects include a gorgeous butterfly lampshade, a painted paper fruit bowl collage, a clock decorated with magazine scraps and nature objects, and a sewn fabric book cover. Another great project is an easy to make yet sophisticated looking Japanese box covered with scraps of yuzen or chiyogami papers.

This book filled with fresh and interesting ideas is sure to help you create gorgeous collage artwork.

A delight - I'm so glad I bought this book!.......1998-07-21

I wanted to explore collage as an aspect of other paper crafts I'm trying to learn. I picked this one first and I really like it. Many other collage books are meant for people narrowly focused on collage who see beauty in their collages ..... that is truly not obvious to other people - so esoteric it appeals to a very narrow audience. The Crafter's Complete Guide to Collage is different. It's visually attractive. The samples of collages have much broader appeal. The excellent how-to photographs are tremendously helpful and NOT intimidating. It opened my mind up to more than paper possibilities - it discusses collages of paper, found objects, mixed media, fabric, multi-dimensional, decoupage, photomontage, even computer collage. Its a treat - I think you'd enjoy this book!

Ornamental Turning: A Work of Practical Instruction in the Above Art ; With Numerous Engravings and Autotype Plates
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Ornamental Turning: A Work of Practical Instruction in the Above Art ; With Numerous Engravings and Autotype Plates
John H. Evans
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Woodturning Wizardry

ASIN: 1879335352

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Evans, like his contemporaries, the Holtzapffels, was a manufacturer of high quality lathes; but he was also an accomplished turner and, for 33 years, the author of many articles for English Mechanic, a leading journal of the time. His broad combination of engineering and practical experience, along with his literary skills, makes Ornamental Turning one of the most useful books in the field. Clearly written and richly illustrated, with over 190 detailed line drawings and 19 plates, it provides a complete coverage of the subject. Included is information available nowhere else: a chapter on DawsonUs geometric slide rest, details on the design of many types of apparatus, and a brief chapter on electrotyping. This is a complete reprint of the original 1886 edition. 344 pages. 192 line drawings, 19 half tones. 51/2" x 81/2". Soft cover.

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John Jacob Holtzapffel
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Frank Knox referred to James Lukin (1827-1917) as one of the outstanding ornamental turners of the modern period, and considered his books second only to those of Holtzapffel in usefulness, clarifying much of what Holtzapffel left unclear. This reprint contains both the 1894 expanded edition of Turning Lathes and the 200 page 1896 Britannia Company Catalog that lists and illustrates all types of lathes and lathe equipment, as well as other quality machine tools. Lukin, in the over 200 page narrative section, covers turning tools, hardwood turning, metal turning with hand tools, slide test work in metal, the self-acting lathe, chuck-making, turning square sections, screw cutting, metal spinning, a description of BeddowUs (combined) epicycloidal, rose cutting, eccentric cutting, drilling, fluting and vertical cutting, the eccentric chuck, the dome or spherical chuck, the goniostat, the oval or ellipse chuck, and much other fascinating information. 432 pages. 6" x 91/4". Fully illustrated. Soft cover.

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Turning Lathes.......2006-08-10

I was very disappointed in this book.
It was written in 1894 with hand drawn illustrations.
It is so old that the information is practically useless.

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One of the Best Books on Ornamental Turning

Ornamental Turning
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One of the Best Books on Ornamental Turning.......2001-12-18

T.D.Walshaw under the pen name 'Tubal Cain'wrote a series of articles on Ornamental Turning for the (discontinued) British magazine "Woodworking" in the 1970's. This is the best current book on the subject which can be easily understood by today's readers. With a vast number of black & white pictures, and drawings, it is a great guide for the would-be Ornamental Turner!

The Practice of Hand Turning in Wood, Ivory, Shell, Etc. with Instructions for Turning Such Works in Metal as May Be Required in the Practice of Turning in Wood, Ivory, etc. Also, an Appendix on Ornamental Turning

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The Practice of Hand Turning in Wood, Ivory, Shell, Etc. with Instructions for Turning Such Works in Metal as May Be Required in the Practice of Turning in Wood, Ivory, etc. Also, an Appendix on Ornamental Turning
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A Treatise on Lathes and Turning, Simple, Mechanical, and Ornamental

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Ornamental turning;: A work of practical instruction in the above art

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Patterns for turning;: Comprising elliptical and other figures cut on the lathe without the use of any ornamental chuck

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Patterns for turning;: Comprising elliptical and other figures cut on the lathe without the use of any ornamental chuck
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PANORAMAS OF PROMISE: PACIFIC NORTHWEST CITIES AND TOWNS ON NINETEENTH-CENTURY LITHOGRAPHS
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Have a Weird Day
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"This is column-writing the way it used to be before newspaper guys sobered up and became respectable. But what do you expect from a guy who wrote poetry while working as a venereal disease investigator for the city health department? It's no wonder William Stage can write so convincingly of characters like bar-room brawler Francis 'Red' Rush, or legendary junk picker Johnny Rio, or wrestler Joe Ramirez, the Mexican champion. This is good stuff, 180 proof."

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Funk & Wagnalls illustrated encyclopedia of Music
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This book tells the story of C.O. Stanley, the unconventional Irishman who acquired Pye Radio at the beginning of the broadcasting age. Though he started with little experience and even less money, he was to make Pye a major player in the British electronics industry - only to crash it spectacularly forty years later.

From the romance of early radio to the birth of the mobile, Stanley and Pye were players in some of the key moments of 20th century Britain. His obsession with the infant medium of television allowed Pye to provide the equipment that put radar into planes in time for the Battle of Britain. His energy also drove Pye's pioneering work on the proximity fuse - work that would revolutionize anti-aircraft warfare - and the company's manufacture of the war's most successful army radios.

In the 1950s Stanley led the offensive against the BBC's monopoly of television in a battle that split the British establishment. When his son, John, took Pye into mobile radio Stanley fought and defeated the bureaucrats who then controlled Britain's airwaves.

Stanley's loss of Pye in 1966 illustrated British industry's inability to withstand foreign competition. It also brought tragedy. Stanley himself escaped with honor more or less intact, but left his son to face public humiliation on his own. This revealing and meticulously researched text is written within the broad context of the political, technological and business changes of the time, and shows how a very ambitious businessman was brought down by the qualities that made him so successful.

Raising Children At Promise: How the Surprising Gifts of Adversity and Relationship Build Character in Kids
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Timothy S. Stuart
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Raising Children At Promise is a practical resource and inspiring companion workbook to the revolutionary book Children At Promise, which replaced at-risk thinking with an at-promise strategy to help all kids succeed and overcome challenges in their lives through a trusting relationship with a caring adult. Step by step, this workbook explains the AT PROMISE paradigm and offers stories, activities, self-assessments, prayer reflections, and answers to frequently asked questions, encouraging readers to understand and apply At Promise principles in their daily relationships with kids. Most notably, an observation guide facilitates focused thinking and journaling about kids, giving parents and educators a tool for recognizing progress and knowing how to encourage children to live up to their potential. Solidly grounded in tested educational and psychological theory as well as timeless biblical wisdom, Raising Children At Promise offers a groundbreaking approach to character growth in kids.

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In the Guinea Pig's Club's 60th Anniversary year, Edward Bishop revises and expands his perceptive account of these unique aviation heroes, who were under the care of acclaimed plastic surgeon, Sir Archibald McIndoe.

Mcindoes Army : The Story of the Guinea Pig Club and Its Indomitable Members

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Edward Bishop
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Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?
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us or them

Dyson never makes excuses, he creates a influence of thought.

Father knows best, even when the spanking hurts.

A solid argument, but not his best work

Wealthy educated or wealthy undereducated? Choose...

Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?
Michael Eric Dyson
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The best-selling book that sparked a national debate about the class divide in black America

Michael Eric Dyson took America by storm with this provocative exposŽ of the class and generational divide that is tearing black America apart.

"A fascinating journey through black thought, American history and the psyche of an uptight, easily embarrassed, tittering black aristocracy.... Dyson does a brilliant job dissecting and demolishing Cosby's rhetoric."(Newsweek)

"Dyson is best when he vaults from particular Cosby comments into a wide-ranging review of current scholarship on black social issues.... Dyson effectively damns Cosby with his own words.... After this fight, Cosby needs a good cut man." (New York Times Book Review)

"Michael Eric Dyson is an ace rhetorician.... Far from despairing or keeping silent about black issues that feel to many of us like existential riddles, Dyson savors them. He eats them for lunch." (Los Angeles Times)

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us or them.......2007-10-16

in mr. dyson's world, every black man who would suggest taking self-responsibility over the things one CAN control, is simply a pawn of the evil white overlord who stands in purposeful oppression of black self-awareness. mr. dyson is a divisive separatist who seeks to promote the 'us against them' mantra that continues to wall us off from one another; from communication; from healing. he carries a great talent for distributing blame.

Dyson never makes excuses, he creates a influence of thought........2007-09-19

I thought the book was great. I don't believe that Dyson makes excuses for the stupid and evil stuff we as black people do. Bill Cosby was out of order in his approach about things. Correction, discipline and rebuking all have there context as to where,when and how it is applied, even the Bible makes this clear. This country is an expert at telling minorities what we do wrong, but a passive novice at what the majority does wrong. Dyson's book only challenges the reader to ask questions to Bill Cosby as to "Why?" Why wait so long to rebuke us? Why wait decades to decide to be a Black Leader, when we could have used you decades earlier? Why do you speak with such bitterness about and towards your on people? People who believe delivery of speech doesn't matter as long as your speaking the truth live on another planet. A person's words should always have balance with their actions. Who are you more likely to listen to and believe? A person who is repeatedly saying "I Love You," while they are stabbing you,or, a person who is repeatedly saying "I Love You," while they are there to discipline you?

Father knows best, even when the spanking hurts........2007-09-07

Someone asked Bill Cosy "How could you be a high-paid comic in the 1960's without using racial stereotypes or vulgarity? What's the secret of your success?"

"I spoke English," said Bill cosby.

I understand that Cosby's "Pound Cake" speech ruffled some feathers, and opened a can of worms, yet it's all true, not just about African Americans. It's about all of us.

Fewer and fewer teens (of both races) have jobs after school or on weekends. I taught in Harlem for two years, and had a stack of job applications in my desk, but none of my students got jobs. They'd fill out the application and never turn it in. Dr. Rudy Crew (former NYC schools chancellor) told me it's the "bling-bling" culture of today; kids can't see the connection between having beautifull things and paying for them. When it comes to teen pregnancy, they can't see the connection with having a child and having to take care of it.

Whites are not without social ills. Instead of trying to be the star student or basketball player, white girls want to be Paris Hilton. Women are making huge accomplishements today in sports, politics, NASA, and even boxing, yet girls would rather emulate a stupid rich bimbo.

I saw the same problems in schools with black AND white kids. Your child won't be a sucess unless you shut off the damn TV, pull the iPods out of their ears, and say "YOU WANT THESE THINGS, YOU"LL WORK FOR THEM!!!!"

A solid argument, but not his best work.......2007-06-02

First, I feel it necessary to state the obvious. The book has a political charge. As a result, some people, indeed some of the people who have 'read' his book will immediately shun his argument because it does not appeal to their own political tastes. This book will cut some people. Yet, in my opinion, any piece of scholarship deserves to be judged on its research and argument, not whether or not you happen to agree with the book. For this reason, I would implore those on the left, the right and the center to at least give the book a chance before judging it.

That said, I do not believe this was one of Dyson's stronger works. The issue is pertinent -- what is the division between upper-class and lower-class blacks, and what is the cause of this division. Fairly, he uses Bill Cosby, a cultural icon as his entry point into his argument. Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, he pays too much attention to "Bill Cosby" as opposed to the larger and more important issue of the "black middle class."

Some of his points are valid, and he does a solid job of making a deconstructive argument against Cosby's speeches, as well as demonstrating some of the contradications in his professional career. I also find his notion of the "Afrostcricy" fasinating -- I have used this in my own academic work.

That said, Dyson's work doesn't go into depth regarding any single issue, which is why it does at times seem like he is making excuses for the black underclass. He does not give a comprehensive economic analysis, nor does he trace the history and development of the black middle class as a social category within the United States. Furthermore, while I am no fan of "balance," the failure of Dyson to explore issues of "personal responsibility" in greater depth only adds to the notion that he is making excuses for the black underclass.

But, as a whole, the argument is there, and the book is very accessible. I only wish that Dyson, who is clearly a great public intellectual, would take more time in developing his arguments as opposed to rushing for timeliness, and I also wish he would rely upon theorhetical basis for his arguments more, much like Cornell West. He seems to be drifting too far away from his academic roots, and this, I believe, is taking a toll on his arguments.

Nevertheless, I don't regret buying the book, and I do believe it makes many solid, if not spectacular arguments in defense of the black underclass. I just wish he would spend more time developing his arguments.

Wealthy educated or wealthy undereducated? Choose..........2007-05-18

I think we all should go back and see the movie 'A Soldier's Story', because Bill Cosby's attitude is eeriely similar to that of Sarge who feels a sort of twisted moral obligation to protect the Negro from embarrassment by keeping 'ignorant' Blacks in line. Yes, some of Cosby's depictions of a certain segment of Black society are somewhat accurate. But accurate or not, they were nontheless meanspirited and insulting. I wonder if he would have the nerve to say that at a welfare office in Compton, CA? What bothers me is how he allowed the success of a few overnight Black millionaires to infect him with a case of 'Haterade', if you will allow the expression. But more than that, this books points out a more glaring problem: the struggle for leadership and role models in the Black community. Doctors and lawyers are being supplanted as role models in favor of rappers and pro athletes, this you already know. The issue is how this impacts our culture and our youth(all of them regardless of pedigree). Mr. Dyson brings all the important issues to the forefront. The fact is that as America has become more hedonistic and self indulgent, a segment of Black America has chosen to follow suit reminiscent of the conspicious consumption by White people in the 80's. Many Black youths are in essence telling Cosby and his TV father alter ego, and the Afristocracy, in true Ghetto fashion, 'You can't tell me what to do; you ain't my Daddy'. And realistically speaking, we aren't their daddy. Many of their fathers are in prison now. But we have an obligation to try and teach them some sense. And that's the damnable misery of it all. Whether you agree with Mr. Dyson or not, if you are concerned about where Black America is right now, this book is a must-read.

A Step in the Right Direction: Getting a Better View on Life

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A Step in the Right Direction: Getting a Better View on Life
Bill Cosby , Myrtle Collins , Charlie Shedd , and Rick Little
Manufacturer: Quest Intl
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0933419023

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The islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali are ecologically one of the richest, most biologically complex areas in the world, sought out by thousands of knowledgeable nature lovers every year for the spectacular variety of wildlife and beautiful vistas. This book provides the first
complete identification guides to the birds of this teeming tropical paradise. It gives descriptions of 820 regional species, illustrated in 88 specially commissioned color plates accompanied by notes detailing distinctive features and habitats. Entries cover nomenclature, plumage, markings, voice,
global range, distribution and regional status, habits, and diet. The main text gives practical information on where to find many exotic species, citing major birdwatching locations. Introductory chapters discuss habitats, climate, land-use, and conservation concerns. Professional ornithologists
and amateur bird watchers alike will find this the indispensable bird guide for eastern Malaysia and western Indonesia for many years to come. It is also an unrivalled source of information for casual travellers and ecotourists.

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A must-have.......2003-04-19

Any serious birder to the listed regions of this book would buy this book.

It is the best guide of the region so far with excellent plates and useful details. What I find especially useful, particularly for the raptors, is that they show illustrations of the birds in flight.

The drawings appear consistent and the bird's information at the back of the book is easy to access.

The birds are categorised according to their family which definately makes for faster checks and identification, which I find important when in the field.

The spine of the book though is a little week and you might want to have it rebound before it falls apart - especially with all the browsing that is to be.

Get it re-bound.......2001-11-29

This was the book that everyone who seemed to be serious used in Borneo, but if you are going to be out in the bush for more than a few days and make frequent use of field guides, consider having it re-bound before you leave -- many people I passed along the way were finding that the plate pages were starting to fall out.

A good and comprehensive guide to the region........2000-10-11

Many newer guides have been published about birds of this region, but this book still deserves its place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in birds of South-east Asia. Illustrations are good, and descriptions are detailed and mostly accurate. A bit bulky to carry in the field, but not a problem if you bring it in a backpack. The situation with forest fires in South-east Asia (especially Indonesia) is growing worse each year, so get out there and see some of these extraordinary birds while you still can!

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Pocket Guide to the Birds of Borneo
C.M. Francais
Manufacturer: Sabah Society,Malaysia
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Including the Philippines and Borneo (Princeton Field Guides)

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birds of southeat asia - a photoguide book.
Not the book for the serious birder

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Including the Philippines and Borneo (Princeton Field Guides)
Morten Strange
Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Indonesia
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ASIN: 0691114943

Book Description

This is the very first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Borneo, including the birds of Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Indochina, South China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Covering 668 species, the volume contains a distribution map for each species in addition to more than 700 brilliant color photographs, many appearing here for the first time. The photographs are complemented by a concise text providing all the information needed to accurately identify species in one of the world's richest avifauna regions.

Given the notorious difficulty of photographing rainforest birds, this book represents a major achievement. It is an ideal volume for travelers to the region as well as for all bird lovers.

Morten Strange is a professional bird photographer and writer. He lived in Singapore from 1980 to 1993 and has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia. He was formerly the International Officer for the Danish Ornithological Society. His photojournalism has appeared in more than 60 books and more than 100 magazine articles.

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birds of southeat asia - a photoguide book. .......2007-03-28

This is excellent guide book to have if ever you in southeat asia.

Not the book for the serious birder.......2003-04-19

While it is nice to see the birds in the flesh with real-life pictures of them, it is certainly not pratical for use in the field.

Some of the pictures are poorly taken and it is highly difficult if not impossible to identify certain birds. Some of the images are back-lit, giving a silhouette of the bird!

There is no proper classification and very little info given of the birds - how the juveniles look like, breeding plumage, male/female plumage etc.

I suppose it is a good book for the casual birder who would like to know what's chirping outside his apartment window or chalet in the wilderness. It also comes with some interesting information on where to go birding to catch wetland or passerine birds etc.

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This book, the second in the series on the avifauna of Indonesia, introduces the reader to the most typical and colourful birds of the large islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan, whose dipterocarp forests of the lowlands and wetland forest of the coastal plains are particularly rich habitats. The main descriptions covering 148 species from nearly every bird family on the two islands, provide information on the plumage, behaviour, habitat, and distribution to enable the general naturalist to identify most of the birds found readily in the different habitats of the islands. Reference is also made in the text to a further 129 species to illustrate the range and variety of birds in each family. It is hoped that this book will encourage a greater interest in birds in particular, and wildlife in general, and foster an increased awareness of the need to protect an adequate area of some of the richest habitats in the world while there is still time.

Birds from North Borneo, (University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History)

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Birds from North Borneo, (University of Kansas publications, Museum of Natural History)
Max C Thompson
Manufacturer: University of Kansas
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007EJ8SE

Birds from the small islands off the northeast coast of Dutch Borneo (Proceedings of the United States National Museum)

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Birds from the small islands off the northeast coast of Dutch Borneo (Proceedings of the United States National Museum)
Joseph Harvey Riley
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum
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ASIN: B0008AEGUM

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The Birds of Borneo
Bertram Smythies
Manufacturer: Oliver & Boyd
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0000CKTVC

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The Birds of Borneo

Manufacturer: Oliver and Boyd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000E4B0P6

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The Birds of Borneo
Bertram E. Smythies , and Geoffrey W.H. Davison
Manufacturer: Natural History Publications (Borneo),Malaysia
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Binding: Hardcover

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Birds of Borneo Signed 1st Edition
Bertram E. Smythies and A. M. Hughes
Manufacturer: OLIVER & BOYD LTD
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VVP1ZM

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