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Exploration of Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo by WHITEHEAD, John (1860-1899) - 1893
by WHITEHEAD, John (1860-1899)
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Exploration of Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo
by WHITEHEAD, John (1860-1899)
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London: Gurney and Jackson, 1893. Folio. 32 lithographed plates [14 coloured, 17 tinted]. Publisher's green cloth, upper cover pictorially stamped in black blue and gold. First edition recording the author's ornithological expedition to Borneo, Java, Palawan, the Balabac islands and his ascent of Mt. Kina Balu. The primary object of the expedition was ornithological research, though the plates also include natives, views, insects, mammals, etc. Fine Bird Books 155; Nissen ZBI 4394;Wood p.626; Zimmer p.673.
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- Publisher Gurney and Jackson
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1893
- Keywords 19th century
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Exploration of Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo
by John 1860-1899 Whitehead
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Exploration of Mount Kina Balu, North Borneo
by John 1860-1899 Whitehead
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- Paperback
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781015103078 / 1015103073
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- 10
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EXPLORATION OF MOUNT KINA BALU, NORTH BORNEO
by John Whitehead
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Green pictorial clothbound folio [14.25 x 10.5 x 1.5 inches] complete with 32 full-page plates, including the frontispiece, 14 of which are colored, and 18 tinted a sepia / brown & white.All full-page plates listed in the contents are present, as is every woodcut, which are listed separately.
Modest wear, soiling, spotting & discoloration to the covers and spine.
Most of the wear (rubbing, bumping) is on the edges and corners of the covers and spine. Note photos.
The binding remains fully intact and is holding firm, although, like any antigue folio, it should be handled with care and not opened any wider than is necessary to peruse the contents.
There is no writing in the book, and almost no foxing. There are a very few, seemingly random pages that have small, relatively insignificant spots of uncertain origin, and there are some tiny nicks or chips to some (relatively few) page edges. The pages are generally unblemished and even-colored, with very minimal "tanning" (noticeable darkening of the paper… Read More
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