On the Garefowl and Cuckoo
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Beskrivning
GRIEVE, SYMINGTON. (2). The Great Auk, or Garefowl (Alca impennis, LINN.). Its History, Archaeology, and Remains. London (Thomas C. Jack) 1885.
4:o. Frontispiece, 2 chromolithograph plates, 1 lithograph plate, 1 coloured folding map, and some other illustrations.
Original somewhat worn cloth. Endpapers browned. Bookplate of Frederick DuCane Godman. First edition. +
CHANCE, EDGAR. The Cuckoo´s Secret. London (Sidgwick & Jackson) 1922.
8:o. 2 folding maps, 1 plate.
Original slightly worn cloth. First endpaper cut in upper outer corner. First edition. 2 volumes.
Frederick DuCane Godman (1834 - 1919), English lepidopterist, entomologist and ornithologist. He was one of the twenty founding members of the British Ornithologists´ Union. Along with Osbert Salvin, he is remembered for studying the fauna and flora of Central America. (Wikipedia).
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Somewhat worn bindings
Auktionsnummer:
327761
Datum:
2015-09-20