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Observations on the Fauna of Norfolk, and More Particularly on the District of the Broads
by rev Richard Lubbock
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Norwich : Richard Lubbock., 1845. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. * Originally William Fisher's copy with annotations, lived in Yarmouth 1843-53. Friend of William Yarrell and J.H. Gurney Snr with whom he wrote the account of the birds of Norfolk,(sic) 1846* Richard Lubbock. 1845, 1st Edition. slim 8vo, viii + 156pp complete with folding map frontispiece and 2 b/w plates. Hardcover no dust jacket. Rebound in green cloth with original binding of Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists society re-laid to spine and boards. Binding in good condition with a little wear to edges. Inside above society's book plate on front paste down, all pages in very good clean condition with annotations by William Fisher throughout. An interesting copy.
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- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000447
- Title
- Observations on the Fauna of Norfolk, and More Particularly on the District of the Broads
- Author
- rev Richard Lubbock
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Lubbock.
- Place of Publication
- Norwich
- Date Published
- 1845
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- natural history
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
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Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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