Author: Paton, E.R.; Pike, O.G.
Title: The Birds of Ayrshire
Description: H.F. & G. Witherby 1929 xxi, 228, col frontis, 24 b/w photographic plates, text illus, folding col map. . HB. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt to spine, teg, other edges uncut. Endpapers partly browned; light spotting to fore-edge. Vg in well-preserved d/w (slight wear to extremities). Bookplate of Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958). Oates was a dedicated naturalist and book collector, and was instrumental in securing the home of Gilbert White as a permanent memorial to the naturalist and author. There he also established the Oates Memorial Museum and Library, which commemorated his cousin, Captain Lawrence Oates (1880-1912), a member of Scott's Antarctic Expedition, and his uncle Frank Oates (1840-1875).. First edition. Balance p. 435..
Keywords: Ayrshire; Scotland; Britain; Birds; Avifauna
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Title: The Birds of Ayrshire
Description: H.F. & G. Witherby 1929 xxi, 228, col frontis, 24 b/w photographic plates, text illus, folding col map. . HB. 8vo, orig. blue cloth, gilt to spine, teg, other edges uncut. Endpapers partly browned; light spotting to fore-edge. Vg in well-preserved d/w (slight wear to extremities). Bookplate of Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958). Oates was a dedicated naturalist and book collector, and was instrumental in securing the home of Gilbert White as a permanent memorial to the naturalist and author. There he also established the Oates Memorial Museum and Library, which commemorated his cousin, Captain Lawrence Oates (1880-1912), a member of Scott's Antarctic Expedition, and his uncle Frank Oates (1840-1875).. First edition. Balance p. 435..
Keywords: Ayrshire; Scotland; Britain; Birds; Avifauna
Price: GBP 75.00 = appr. US$ 107.10 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S54083
- Book number: S54083
See more books from our catalog: Zoology,Birds