Author: BRONSON, WILFRID S.:
Title: Paddlewings. The Penguin of Galāpagos. pictures by the Author. New York, Macmillan, (1937).
Description: . Small square 4to. Pp. (xii including one blank leaf), 106. With three full-page coloured plates and numerous b/w illustrations in the text. Publisher's orange cloth printed in black, spine faded. Provenance: Brian Birley Roberts (1912-78), renowned British Polar ornithologist. Scarce children's book about the penguins and why they exist under the Equator, where they should not be. The author, a natural history artist explains the evolution of the bird and the ecosystems that supported the migration and maintenance of the species. First published in 1931.
Keywords: Travel general, children, juvenile, galapagos, ecuador, south america, america, americas, travel, natural history, penguin,
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Title: Paddlewings. The Penguin of Galāpagos. pictures by the Author. New York, Macmillan, (1937).
Description: . Small square 4to. Pp. (xii including one blank leaf), 106. With three full-page coloured plates and numerous b/w illustrations in the text. Publisher's orange cloth printed in black, spine faded. Provenance: Brian Birley Roberts (1912-78), renowned British Polar ornithologist. Scarce children's book about the penguins and why they exist under the Equator, where they should not be. The author, a natural history artist explains the evolution of the bird and the ecosystems that supported the migration and maintenance of the species. First published in 1931.
Keywords: Travel general, children, juvenile, galapagos, ecuador, south america, america, americas, travel, natural history, penguin,
Price: EUR 220.00 = appr. US$ 239.11 Seller: Charlotte Du Rietz Rare Books
- Book number: 121511
- Book number: 121511
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