The Malay Archipelago: the Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise by Alfred Russel Wallace - 1987-01-01

Rienner Publishers, Lynne, 1983. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Non Basic Stock Line, 1987-01-01. Facsimile of 1869 ed. Paperback. Good.

Singapore: Graham Brash (Pte) Ltd, 1987. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 515 pages, 8vo. Shelfwear: scuffing along edges and covers, light foxing along page edges, spine fade. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..

Corner bumps to covers, wear to head and tail of spine. Illustrated from black and white period engravings and maps.

Graham Brash (Pte.) Ltd ,Singapore. Paperback . Very Good. Paperback. Some slight shelf wear otherwise very good indeed and appears unread

Singapore: Graham Brash, 1989. Paperback. repair to top corner of spine The Malay Archipelago. Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) occupies a unique position in 19th-century science. A remarkable observer and a prolific creator of ideas, he provided as much of the groundwork of later biology as any man, with only the possible exceptions of Darwin and Mendel. He developed the concept of evolution by natural selection independently of Darwin, and also adapted the new theories of evolution to genetic discoveries that occurred after Darwin's time. His work also provides the foundation for the scientific study of botany and zoology in many parts of the world.This book is still one of the great classics of natural history and travel. It contains Wallace's observations on the different native peoples inhabiting the islands: descriptions of the island groupings, such as the Indo-Malays, the Timors, the Celebes, the Moluccas, and the Papuan Islands, and his accounts of the abundant and strange animals,… Read More