Island Life: or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates
by WALLACE, Alfred Russel
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
Thick 8vo. xx, 563, [1] pp., plus 2 pp. publ. ads. Color map frontisp., 2 color maps, 23 woodcut-engraved maps, text maps & diagrams. Green pebbled publisher's cloth, gilt armorial front cover, gilt lettering & ruling on spine. First edition of one of Wallace's major works, which includes the first theory of continental glaciation based on a combination of geographical and astronomical causes, a discussion of island classification, and a survey of world-wide island faunas and floras. Freeman A1016; Norman 2179
An excellent copy showing minor wear, & lightly tanned pages.
An excellent copy showing minor wear, & lightly tanned pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 253
- Title
- Island Life: or, the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Including a Revision and Attempted Solution of the Problem of Geological Climates
- Author
- WALLACE, Alfred Russel
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st American edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1881
- Pages
- 563
- Size
- Tall 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Natural History, Geography, Science
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Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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