Author: HUTTON, F W; DRUMMOND, JAMES
Title: The Animals of New Zealand An Account of the Dominion's Air-Breathing Vertebrates
Description: New Zealand, Whitcombe & Tombes. 1905, 2nd Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd revised edition of 800 copies. (NZNB H1583). Frederick Wollaston Hutton and James Drummond. An important early work, the book focuses on native vertebrates, so the bulk of the content relates to birds, it also describes marine mammals, reptiles, and bats, and gives brief coverage to introduced species with 147 ills, indexes of Maori, English and scientific names. CONDITION Red bds with gilt titles, and illus to front cover, pp 374 with 1467 illus and photos throughout, 2 newspaper articles on natural history from 1940s laid in. Wear to spine ends and tips, some loss to cloth at spine head, spine faded and odd small mark to bds, tips curved, name to front page of M Drummond (related?) and the number 39, clean internally, fold at top cnr of rear end page. Overweight. Good/No Jacket.
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Title: The Animals of New Zealand An Account of the Dominion's Air-Breathing Vertebrates
Description: New Zealand, Whitcombe & Tombes. 1905, 2nd Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2nd revised edition of 800 copies. (NZNB H1583). Frederick Wollaston Hutton and James Drummond. An important early work, the book focuses on native vertebrates, so the bulk of the content relates to birds, it also describes marine mammals, reptiles, and bats, and gives brief coverage to introduced species with 147 ills, indexes of Maori, English and scientific names. CONDITION Red bds with gilt titles, and illus to front cover, pp 374 with 1467 illus and photos throughout, 2 newspaper articles on natural history from 1940s laid in. Wear to spine ends and tips, some loss to cloth at spine head, spine faded and odd small mark to bds, tips curved, name to front page of M Drummond (related?) and the number 39, clean internally, fold at top cnr of rear end page. Overweight. Good/No Jacket.
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Price: US$ 45.00 Seller: Ariel Books
- Book number: 17178
- Book number: 17178
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