Egyptian Neophron (Neophron percnopterus) Hand Colored Plate
by Meyer, H.L
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman and Co., 1835-1841. First edition.. Near fine.. Hand-colored lithographic plate, approximately 10.25 inches wide by 14 inches long. From: Meyer, H.L., Illustrations of British Birds, lithographer H.L. Meyer, 1839. Image is taken from the Longman and Co. gilt-edge folio edition of Meyer's Coloured Illustrations of British Birds and their Eggs which was published 1835-1841, see W.G. Hale. Image is of an Egyptian neophron or white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6449
- Title
- Egyptian Neophron (Neophron percnopterus) Hand Colored Plate
- Author
- Meyer, H.L
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: Longman and Co., 1835-1841. First edition.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Prints and Maps;
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About the Seller
Natural History Books
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Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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- First Edition
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- Folio
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- Plate
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- Fine
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