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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 Wallace, Alfred Russel
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co, 1894. New edition. Illustrated, pp xviii, 515, a little used and slightly marked throughout, front hinge cracking though not weak, rear hinge very slightly cracking, a College library stamp on the half title., cloth a bit worn and rubbed, spine fraying at head and tail, numbers removed from spine, upper joint rubbed, lower joint slightly more rubbed with cloth worn through in a few small places, upper cover rather badly creased. . Cloth. Fair.
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- Bookseller
- Mike Park Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020661
- 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
- Wallace, Alfred Russel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel; Natural History; Victorian;
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London, Greater London
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