The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of Paradise : a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature, Third Edition.
by Alfred Russel Wallace
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectable, very good
- Seller
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Kinnelon, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan & Co,, 1872.. 3rd. Hardcover. Collectable, very good. Original third (1872) edition and printing. Hardcover inconspicuously rebound in green cloth retaining almost all the original cloth on spine and boards; gold lettering and illustration of bird on spine; orangutan portrait on front cover; 653pp, frontspiece illustration of men fighting orangutan, 2 color foldout maps, many full page and in-text black and white illustrations. CONDITION: Cover has light wear plus moderate rubbing on spine, gold on spine dull; page edges moderately foxed, occasional light foxing in text; extensive rebinding notes in pencil on first white page, text is unmarked. Rather nice condition. ** We are a small family business selling fine new and pre-owned books online since 1999. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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- Bookseller
- Brentwood Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67664
- Title
- The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan, and the Bird of Paradise : a Narrative of Travel, with Studies of Man and Nature, Third Edition.
- Author
- Alfred Russel Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectable, very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co,
- Date Published
- 1872.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anthropology;
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