Arthur,
I just pulled out my copy of Sibley's and mine has no extra pages.
You should contact Amazon and have them exchange your book. I have two
other copies at the store I work at and I will check them out also.

Thanks,
Yvonne Bombardier

Arthur & Meg Grimes wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Just wondering if anyone else purchased the Sibley Guide to Birds with
> mis-bound pages. I bought a first edition from Amazom.com. ($28.00) that
> has extra pages. It starts O.K. with pages 1 through 56, then repeats
> pages 1 through 16, then continues on to page 57.
> Are all the first editions like this or did I just get lucky ;) .
> Also, I was under the impression when I ordered this that it was a hard
> back edition. Mine is more like a stiff paperback without a removable
> dust jacket.
> Now don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, I love this book and plan
> to buy an extra copy just so I can use one in the field.
> I'm just wondering if I have a rarity here or just one of thousands of
> misprinted first editions.
> arthur