The Malay Archipelago, the Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise; A Narrative of Travel, With Studies of Man and Nature
by Alfred Russell Wallace
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 997169820X
- ISBN 13
- 9789971698201
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Singapore: NUS Press, 2015. New Annotated Edition. Paperback. Very Good. A new 'definitive edition' of Wallace's classic account of his eight year journey through the archipelago, travelling 14,000 miles by foot and canoe and collecting about 125,000 specimens of insects and animals. John van Whyte, a leading expert on Darwin and Wallace, through an extensive introduction and hundreds of annotations answers many long standing questions about the work. New Paperback. Reprint 801 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details.Very Good Paperback Weight: 1.3 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but, due to its weight, this book may incur additional postal charges when posted outside Malaysia The book looks new except for mild tanning of the text block
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- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML118C
- 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
- Author
- Alfred Russell Wallace
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Annotated Edition
- ISBN 10
- 997169820X
- ISBN 13
- 9789971698201
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Indonesia - Indian Archipelago - 19th century - travel - explorations - naturalist.
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