Butterflies of Saudi Arabia and its Neighbours.
by Larsen, Torben B
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0905743369
- ISBN 13
- 9780905743363
- Seller
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Kanab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Transworld Arabian Library, Riyadh; Stacey International, London; 1984., 1984 First edition (no additional printings indicated). 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches, brown fabrikoid-covered boards, gilt spine lettering, 160 pp., stunning color photographs on virtually every page, extensive descriptive information in a highly readable form, as well as scientific classification. Book and dustcover fine. Foreword by H.R.H. The Prince Khalid al Faisal bin Abdul Aziz. "Torben Larsen is a Dane who grew up in India. It was there that he developed his lasting interest in natural history, especially butterflies, upon which he is now an internationally respected authority." In the Introduction the author begins, "Surely there are no butterflies in Arabia! This statement was encountered so many times in the course of writing this book that it might be used as the subtitle. But nothing could be farther from the truth. No fewer than 147 species of butteflies are found in Arabia and more await discovery. Many are as large, beautiful and interesting as those found in any other part of the world."(3214019). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Boojum and Snark Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124
- Title
- Butterflies of Saudi Arabia and its Neighbours.
- Author
- Larsen, Torben B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0905743369
- ISBN 13
- 9780905743363
- Publisher
- Transworld Arabian Library, Riyadh; Stacey International, London; 1984.
- Place of Publication
- Riyadh
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- BUTTERFLIES, SAUDI ARABIA, NATURAL HISTORY, ENTYMOLOGY
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