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The Scottish Naturalist, a Magazine devoted to Zoology. With which is Incorporated "The Annals of Scottish Natural History." (Nos. 97 & 98 [Jan-Feb, 1920] to Nos. 107-108 [Nov.-Dec., 1920])
by Clarke, William Eagle, (Editor ); [and] William Evans; Percy H. Grimshaw
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Edinburgh and London: Oliver & Boyd / Gurney & Jackson, 1920. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 208 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in three quarter black leather. The binding is covered in modern removable clear mylar. Moderate wear and rubbing to binding, although the leather on the spine looks like it had dried out a bit and was treated. Outer text block is speckled red. All pages clean and copy is sound. The front pastedown bears a lovely bookplate of W.J. Lucas featuring a large beetle. The bookplate measures 5 5/8 inches tall by 3 1/2 inches wide and has a handwritten note at the bottom reading "24.xi.21" (possibly for November 24, 1921). Portrait frontis. Contains "The Scottish Naturalist", Nos. 97 & 98 [Jan-Feb, 1920] to Nos. 107-108 [Nov.-Dec., 1920] in six sections, paginated continuously. Nos103-104 has a separate title page for the "Report on Scottish Ornithology in 1919, Including Migration" by Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul and Evelyn V. Baxter. Other than one little text drawing and the portrait frontis, this is NOT an illustrated work.
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- Title
- The Scottish Naturalist, a Magazine devoted to Zoology. With which is Incorporated "The Annals of Scottish Natural History." (Nos. 97 & 98 [Jan-Feb, 1920] to Nos. 107-108 [Nov.-Dec., 1920])
- Author
- Clarke, William Eagle, (Editor ); [and] William Evans; Percy H. Grimshaw
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd / Gurney & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1920; William Eagle Clarke; Scotland; Natural History; Zoology; Magazine of Zoology; William Evans; Percy H. Grimshaw; Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul; Evelyn V. Baxter; Ornithology; 1919; Leather Binding.
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- Natural History;
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Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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