A naturalists wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago. A narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883
by Forbes, Henry O
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- Hardcover
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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Harper & Brothers. New York. 1885. 8vo. xix, (1), 536, 4pp adverts. Coloured frontispiece of Mrs Forbes Honey Eater with tissue guard, 14 plates, numerous text illustrations including 1 map, 3 coloured folding maps, I coloured map, 1 monochrome map. Original pictorial cloth, gilt and black, slight wear to head of spine. Uniformly toned, a tight crisp copy. Orientalia booksellers plate, New York to rep. A nice copy.
Henry O Forbes (1851-1932) Scottish explorer, zoologist and botanist. Travels and observations in The Cocos-Keeling Islands, Java, Sumatra, Moluccas and Timor-Laut, Buru, Timor etc
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- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio120
- Title
- A naturalists wanderings in the Eastern Archipelago. A narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883
- Author
- Forbes, Henry O
- Book Condition
- Used - See item description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel, Natural History, Ornithology, Cocos-Keeling, Java, Sumatra, Moluccas, Timor, Buru
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Natural HIstory; The Middle East, India and Asia; Scottish Enlightenment Soillseachadh na h-Alba;
- Size
- 8vo
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