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JERDON, T. C. (THOMAS CAVERHILL) - The Mammals of India a Natural History of All the Animals Known to Inhabit Continental India

Title: The Mammals of India a Natural History of All the Animals Known to Inhabit Continental India
Description: London, England: John Wheldon, 1874. Corrected Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. This book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The book covers have spots of biopredation (bug nibblings to the sizing of the cloth). The text pages are generally clean. Both inner hinges have cracked. The front pastedown page has a personal card pocket, a previous owner's inked name and date, and an ink stamped name and university department name. "Thomas Caverhill Jerdon[1] (12 October 1811 – 12 June 1872) was a British physician, zoologist and botanist. He was a pioneering ornithologist who described numerous species of birds in India. Several species of plants (including the genus Jerdonia) and birds including Jerdon's baza, Jerdon's leafbird, Jerdon's bushlark, Jerdon's nightjar, Jerdon's courser, Jerdon's babbler and Jerdon's bush chat are named after him. " (from Wikipedia). Good .

Keywords: Natural History T. C. Jerdon Thomas Caverhill Jerdon India Zoology Mammals Of India Natural History

Price: US$ 70.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40515

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