Edward Wilsons Birds of the Antarctic.
by Wilson, Edward (Roberts, Brian ed.)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See item description
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Blandford Press. London. 1967. Quarto. 191pp. Illustrations throughout. Original cloth faded and mottled to edges, rubbed to extremities, in chipped, creased and sunned d/w. Signature to pastedown.
Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) Zoologist and medical officer on Scott’s two Antarctic expeditions. Wilson’s drawings and watercolours brought together for the first time. "Words must always fail me when I talk of Bill Wilson. I believe he really is the finest character I ever met" Scott.
Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Haynes Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio162
- Title
- Edward Wilsons Birds of the Antarctic.
- Author
- Wilson, Edward (Roberts, Brian ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used - See item description
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Blandford Press.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Ornithology, Antarctic, Scott, Polar
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Exploration; Natural HIstory;
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- Sunned
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