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The Poisonous Snakes of India
by Joseph Ewart
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Interior clean and crisp with colouring of plates bright and vivid.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: J. & A. Churchill., Ballantyne Press. , 1878.. Interior clean and crisp with colouring of plates bright and vivid. . Edition: First Edition., Binding: Publisher’s full red pebbled cloth. Upper and lower boards with triple blind framing. Upper with gilt ruling and lettering. Spine with blind rules, gilt lettering. Black paste-in and free endpapers.
, Notes: With subscription list showing how the 1000 copies of the book were distributed among the various Indian states.
Joseph Ewart (1831 – 1906) was a surgeon major in the Bengal Army. In 1853 he joined the Bengal Medical Service, which was then a part of the East India Company, eventually becoming a professor of physiology and medicine and later the principal of the Calcutta Medical College. He was also a presiding member of numerous institutions and organizations including the Snake Poison Commission and the Bengal Social Science Association.
, Size: Quarto (247x183 mm), Illustration: Near fine example of this handbook intended “for the use of the officials and others residing in the Indian Empire.” Complete with 21 chromolithographic plates finished by gum arabic, including 1 double-page plate of a cobra. , References: Lancet, 1906; B.M.J., 1906; Roll of I.M.S., 143, Pages: Blank. Title. Blank. Preface (2). Contents. Blank. Subscription list. Blank. P. 1 – 64. Blank. , Category: Book Natural History; Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;
, Notes: With subscription list showing how the 1000 copies of the book were distributed among the various Indian states.
Joseph Ewart (1831 – 1906) was a surgeon major in the Bengal Army. In 1853 he joined the Bengal Medical Service, which was then a part of the East India Company, eventually becoming a professor of physiology and medicine and later the principal of the Calcutta Medical College. He was also a presiding member of numerous institutions and organizations including the Snake Poison Commission and the Bengal Social Science Association.
, Size: Quarto (247x183 mm), Illustration: Near fine example of this handbook intended “for the use of the officials and others residing in the Indian Empire.” Complete with 21 chromolithographic plates finished by gum arabic, including 1 double-page plate of a cobra. , References: Lancet, 1906; B.M.J., 1906; Roll of I.M.S., 143, Pages: Blank. Title. Blank. Preface (2). Contents. Blank. Subscription list. Blank. P. 1 – 64. Blank. , Category: Book Natural History; Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B6792
- Title
- The Poisonous Snakes of India
- Author
- Joseph Ewart
- Book Condition
- Used - Interior clean and crisp with colouring of plates bright and vivid.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. & A. Churchill., Ballantyne Press.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878.
- Keywords
- Book Natural History; Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;
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