The Platypus. Its Discovery, Zoological Position, Form and Characteristics, Habits, Life History, etc.
by BURRELL, Harry
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Angus & Robertson Limited, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Sydney, Angus & Robertson Limited, 1927 (first edition). Octavo, [xiv], 228 (last colophon) pages with an illustration plus a colour frontispiece and 34 pages of plates. Cloth slightly rubbed and flecked; edges foxed, with light to moderate foxing throughout; a very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 138667
- Title
- The Platypus. Its Discovery, Zoological Position, Form and Characteristics, Habits, Life History, etc.
- Author
- BURRELL, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Angus & Robertson Limited
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1927
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About the Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- Foxed
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- First Edition
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