The Ornithologist�s Guide to The Islands of Orkney and Shetland.
by Dunn, Robert
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- Hardcover
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
by the Author., 1837. 1st. Ed.. pp.x, [2], 128 with lithographic plate and 2 folding maps. 8vo. With plate bound as frontis. Some foxing to plate and borders of maps, o/w. contents very clean and fine. Bound in original burgundy cloth boards, gently faded in places, with some wear to cloth on spine., o/w. vg. This book describes Hull taxidermist and natural history dealer Robert Dunn�s visits to Orkney and Shetland in the years 1831-35, and includes a record of the birds he encountered. We no longer look on birds in the way that Dunn did - he was a serious collector of birds and their eggs. For the facsimile of this work, published by Peregrine Books (2007), Martin Limbert wrote that it is �a window into those times, an essential reference for anyone, whether birder, naturalist, historian or island-goer, interested in the Northern Isles of seventeen decades ago�.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55028
- Title
- The Ornithologist�s Guide to The Islands of Orkney and Shetland.
- Author
- Dunn, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- by the Author.
- Date Published
- 1837
- Keywords
- Fine illustrated and antiquarian Ornithology
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C.Arden Bookseller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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