A Plain and Easy Account of the Land and Fresh-Water Mollusks of Great Britain; containing descriptions, figures, and a familiar account of the habits of each species.
by Tate, Ralph
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- Hardcover
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Natural history Mollusca . 1st. Ed. Pub. Robert Hardwicke. 1866. pp.viii, 244 with 11 fine hand-coloured plates and b/w. figs. to text. 8vo. Hardback. Bookplate partially removed from front paste down. Minor tape residue, a little spotting to endpapers, o/w. contents fine. Original cloth with blind decoration and gilt design to front, in nr. fine condition with light bump to top front corner. A very pleasing copy indeed. Ralph Tate was a British botanist and geologist who spent most of his career in Australia where he became president of the Royal Society of South Australia and was awarded the Clarke Medal by the Royal Society of New South Wales.
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- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
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- Title
- A Plain and Easy Account of the Land and Fresh-Water Mollusks of Great Britain; containing descriptions, figures, and a familiar account of the habits of each species.
- Author
- Tate, Ralph
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. Robert Hardwicke. 1866
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Natural history Mollusca
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
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Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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